Maternal erythrocyte omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and plasma lipid concentrations, are associated with habitual dietary fish consumption in early pregnancy

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1063-1070

  Williams, Michelle A ^a,b   Frederick, Ihunnaya O ^a   Qiu, Chunfang ^a   Meryman, Lois J ^a   King, Irena B ^c   Walsh, Scott W ^d   Sorensen, Tanya K ^a,e  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Obstetrix Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Fatty acids; Fish; Lipids; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; HABIT; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; LIPIDS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33750960304     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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