Supplementation of DHA but not DHA with arachidonic acid during pregnancy and lactation influences general movement quality in 12-week-old term infants

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-242

  Van Goor, Saskia A ^a   Janneke Dijck Brouwer, D A ^a   Doornbos, Bennard ^a   Erwich, Jan Jaap H M ^a   Schaafsma, Anne ^b   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; DHA; General movements; Infant brain development; Pregnancy; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MARINOL D40; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BABY FOOD; BRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FAT INTAKE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 75549088447     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509991528     Document Type: Article

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