n-3 LC-PUFA supplementation: Effects on infant and maternal outcomes

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1147-1154

  De Giuseppe, Rachele ^a   Roggi, Carla ^b   Cena, Hellas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Pregnancy; Linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ARACHIDONIC ACID; COGNITION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84905969073     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-014-0660-9     Document Type: Review

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