Human milk fatty acids from lactating mothers of preterm infants: A study revealing wide intra- and inter-individual variation

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-13

  Smithers, L G ^a,c   Markrides, M ^a,b   Gibson, R A ^a,d  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Human milk; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERINDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; TUNA;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 77953543618     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.034     Document Type: Article

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