… A few years ago, we described the fetal fatty acid profile in the second half of pregnancy
using fetal blood sampling performed in utero to evaluate fetal karyotype (Cetin et al. 2002). In …

… Maternal fatty acid intakes during pregnancy and lactation are passed to the fetus and the
… Imbalances in fatty acid intake during the fetal period change the fatty acid composition of …

… Deposition of fat in the fetus increases exponentially with … the fetal demand for n-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (… and n-6 LCPUFA-enriched fat to the fetus. LCPUFA storage in …

… Maternal fatty acids are essential for fetal growth and development. Here, we examine … n-6
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and fetal health determined by fetal growth velocity, birth …

… acid and arachidonic acid. The latest studies have shown that medium-chain fatty acids also
play a significant role in maternal-fetal … The review discusses the problem of fatty acid me…

… Ablation of the gene encoding fatty acid synthase also leads to fetal demise (50). Thus,
fatty acids play a critical role in placental development and function and in fetal well being. …

… to the fetus [11], [12]. This paper focuses on the importance of maternal dietary fatty acids
to the transfer of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids to the fetus, n-6 and n-3 fatty acid transport in fetal …

… , relative to other fatty acids, has been reported. The materno-fetal transfer of fatty acids is a
… DHA in cord blood lipids correlates with placental messenger RNA expression of fatty acid …

… ), and those of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids arachidonic acid, 20:3n-6, 22:3n… fatty acid
status of both mothers and neonates. Furthermore, the changes in maternal erythrocyte fatty acid …

… Relationships between fatty acid composition and fetal growth may have a physiological or
… In the human fetus increase in body mass and brain size is greatest during the latter half of …