Ethnic differences in early pregnancy maternal n-3 and n-6 fatty acid concentrations: An explorative analysis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1761-1768

  Van Eijsden, Manon ^a,b   Hornstra, Gerard ^c   Van Der Wal, Marcel F ^a   Bonsel, Gouke J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amsterdam Born Children and their Development study; Ethnic groups; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GHANA; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

8,11,14-EICOSATRIENOIC ACID; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FISHES; GHANA; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SURINAME; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849096836     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508123455     Document Type: Article

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