[HTML][HTML] Linoleic acid is associated with lower long-chain n–6 and n–3 fatty acids in red blood cell lipids of Canadian pregnant women

RW Friesen, SM Innis - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: Arachidonic (ARA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), and docosahexaenoic (DHA)
acids are important in membrane glycerophospholipids. Higher maternal blood ARA, EPA …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of α-linolenic acid supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal polyunsaturated fatty acid status and pregnancy outcome

RHM De Groot, G Hornstra… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background Maternal essential fatty acid status declines during pregnancy, and as a result,
neonatal concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n− 3) and arachidonic acid …

[HTML][HTML] Intakes of essential n− 6 and n− 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids among pregnant Canadian women

SM Innis, SL Elias - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Fetal growth requires n− 3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is derived from
the essential n− 3 fatty acids in the maternal diet. DHA is accumulated in the developing …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison between plasma and erythrocyte fatty acid content as biomarkers of fatty acid intake in US women

Q Sun, J Ma, H Campos, SE Hankinson… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Erythrocyte fatty acids may be superior to plasma fatty acids for reflecting long-
term fatty acid intake because of less sensitivity to recent intake and a slower turnover rate …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal plasma phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy with and without gestational diabetes mellitus: relations with maternal factors

V Wijendran, RB Bendel, SC Couch… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background The fatty acids arachidonic acid (AA; 20: 4n− 6) and docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA; 22: 6n− 3) are essential for fetal growth and development, but their metabolism may …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the peripartum and postpartum phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acid profiles of lactating and nonlactating women

SJ Otto, AC van Houwelingen, A Badart-Smook… - The American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Pregnancy is associated with increased absolute amounts of docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA; 22: 6n− 3) in plasma phospholipids. Expressed as a proportion of total fatty …

Comparison of bloodstream fatty acid composition from African-American women at gestation, delivery, and postpartum

KD Stark, S Beblo, M Murthy, M Buda-Abela… - Journal of lipid …, 2005 - ASBMB
Our aim was to examine the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22: 6n-3) status of pregnant
African-American women reporting to the antenatal clinic at Wayne State University in a …

[HTML][HTML] Decreasing Linoleic Acid with Constant α-Linolenic Acid in Dietary Fats Increases (n-3) Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Plasma Phospholipids in Healthy Men1

YA Liou, DJ King, D Zibrik, SM Innis - The Journal of nutrition, 2007 - Elsevier
High linoleic acid (LA) intakes have been suggested to reduce α-linolenic acid [ALA, 18: 3 (n-
3)] metabolism to eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA, 20: 5 (n-3)] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA …

Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pregnancy on maternal and fetal erythrocyte fatty acid composition

JA Dunstan, TA Mori, A Barden, LJ Beilin… - European Journal of …, 2004 - nature.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of fish oil supplementation in
pregnancy on maternal erythrocyte fatty acid composition at different stages of pregnancy …

[HTML][HTML] Infant plasma trans, n− 6, and n− 3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids are related to maternal plasma fatty acids, length of gestation, and birth weight and …

SL Elias, SM Innis - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are important for
growth and neural development. trans Fatty acids (TFAs) may inhibit desaturation of linoleic …