Transfer of orally administered alpha-tocopherol into human milk.
The transfer of orally administered alpha-tocopherol (1.1 g) into breast milk reached a maximum value of 414 micrograms/100 g milk, which was 6.6-fold the pre-supplemental level, after three days and declined to the base line level after five days. The amount of alpha-tocopherol recovered in the milk was 0.11%. The alpha-tocopherol equivalent/PUFA ratio (mg/g) was increased from 0.25 to values between 0.7 and 1.7 by the administration.
Kanno
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Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Kobayashi
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Yamauchi
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007774:Lactation; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D014810:Vitamin E