Post term dietary-induced changes in DHA and AA status relate to gains in weight, length, and head circumference in preterm infants

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 311-316

  Van de Lagemaat, Monique ^a   Rotteveel, Joost ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^b   Schaafsma, Anne ^c   Lafeber, Harrie N ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c FrieslandCampina ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid (AA); Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Growth; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC PUFA); Nutrition; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BODY HEIGHT; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 80055094981     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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