Maternal DHA equilibrium during pregnancy and lactation is reached at an erythrocyte DHA content of 8 g/100 g fatty acids

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 418-427

  Kuipers, Remko S ^a   Luxwolda, Martine F ^a   Sango, Wicklif S ^b   Kwesigabo, Gideon ^c   Dijck Brouwer, D A Janneke ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Same Regional Hospital   (Tanzania)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DELIVERY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FRESHWATER FISH; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; STEADY STATE; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FISHES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEAFOOD;

EID: 79951972783     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.128488     Document Type: Article

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