Synergistic effects of human milk nutrients in the support of infant recognition memory: An observational study

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 9079-9095

  Cheatham, Carol L ^a,b   Sheppard, Kelly Will ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastmilk; Choline; DHA; Electrophysiology; Infant cognition; Lutein; Nutrition; Recognition memory; Synergy

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECOGNITION; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; MEMORY; RECALL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOLINE; COGNITION; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUTEIN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MILK, HUMAN; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84946575240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7115452     Document Type: Article

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