Dietary arachidonic acid in perinatal nutrition: A commentary

Pediatric Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 263-269

  Lauritzen, Lotte ^a   Fewtrell, Mary ^b   Agostoni, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFANT NUTRITION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MILK, HUMAN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84920557488     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.166     Document Type: Review

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