Essential fatty acid-deprived tube-fed adults synthesize arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids: A pilot analysis of the fatty acid status of people with profound developmental disabilities

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1019-1021

  Glick, Norris R ^a,b   Fischer, Milton H ^a,b  

^a Central Wisconsin Center   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Developmental disabilities; Docosahexaenoic acid; Enteric; Fatty acids; Oleic acid; Tube fed

Indexed keywords

5,8,11 ICOSATRIENOIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; STEARIC ACID; VACCENIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET RESTRICTION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUBE FEEDING;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47049091356     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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