Influence of prematurity and birth weight on the concentration of ?-tocopherol in colostrum milk

OBJECTIVE: To assess vitamin E levels in the breast milk, analyzing the prematurity and the birth weight influence in α-tocopherol concentration of colostrum milk. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, in which the colostrum was collected from 93 nursing mothers in a public maternity of Natal, Rio Gr...

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Main Authors: Evellyn Câmara Grilo, Larissa Queiroz de Lira, Roberto Dimenstein, Karla Danielly da S. Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000400473&lng=en&tlng=en