Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in US donor human milk: Meeting the needs of premature infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 598-603

  Baack, M L ^a   Norris, A W ^a   Yao, J ^a   Colaizy, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

arachidonic acid; docosahexaenoic acid; donor human milk; long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; neonatal nutrition

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FAT CONTENT; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PASTEURIZATION; PREMATURITY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK, HUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864430832     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.152     Document Type: Article

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