Phospholipids in Human Milk and Infant Formulas: Benefits and Needs for Correct Infant Nutrition

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1880-1892

  Cilla, Antonio ^a   Diego Quintaes, Késia ^b   Barberá, Reyes ^a   Alegría, Amparo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; choline; functional bioactive ingredients; milk composition; neurological development; phospholipids

Indexed keywords

NEUROLOGY; NUTRITION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BIOACTIVE INGREDIENTS; BREASTFEEDING; CHOLINE; MILK COMPOSITION; NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

FATTY ACIDS;

FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 84976317574     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.803951     Document Type: Article

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