Evolutionary modifications of human milk composition: evidence from long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid composition of anthropoid milks

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1086-1095

  Milligan, Lauren A ^a   Bazinet, Richard P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropoid primate; DHA; LCPUFA

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; FATTY ACID; LACTATION; PHOSPHOLIPID; PRIMATE; TESTING METHOD; WOMENS STATUS;

ALOUATTA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA; GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES LAR; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; MACACA SINICA; MAMMALIA; MARMOSETS; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI BOLIVIENSIS; SIMIIFORMES; SYMPHALANGUS SYNDACTYLUS;

EID: 55949101981     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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