The long and short of it: long-chain fatty acids and long-term outcomes for premature infants

Pediatrics. 2015 Jun;135(6):1128-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0813. Epub 2015 May 18.

Authors

Maria Makrides¹, Ronald E Kleinman²

Affiliations

¹ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, and the Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia; and [email protected].
² Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 25986026
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-0813

No abstract available

Keywords: LCPUFA; prematurity; preterm infants.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Arachidonic Acid / therapeutic use*
Brain / anatomy & histology*
Cognition / physiology*
Dietary Supplements*
Docosahexaenoic Acids / therapeutic use*
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Male

Substances

Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Arachidonic Acid