Choline intake and genetic polymorphisms influence choline metabolite concentrations in human breast milk and plasma

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 336-346

  Fischer, Leslie M ^a   Da Costa, Kerry Ann ^a   Galanko, Joseph ^b   Sha, Wei ^c   Stephenson, Brigitte ^a   Vick, Julie ^d   Zeisel, Steven H ^a,e  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d RHO INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); PEMT PROTEIN, HUMAN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BETAINE; CHOLINE; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITION POLICY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955496122     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29459     Document Type: Article

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