Alpha-tocopherol concentrations in human milk from mothers of preterm and full-term infants in China.
alpha-Tocopherol content in breast milk of 28 mothers who delivered preterm infants (preterm milk) and 43 mothers who delivered full-term infants (term milk) were measured. alpha-Tocopherol concentration in preterm milk did not differ significantly from that of term milk in the first 12 days of lactation (P > 0.05). There is a higher alpha-tocopherol concentration in the early colostrum, however, it decreases with the lactational days significantly. The investigation suggests that early breast-feeding would be beneficial to the improvement of vitamin E intake in neonates during the early life.
Zheng
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MC
Department of Pediatrics, Guilin Medical College, China.
Zhang
G F
GF
Zhou
L S
LS
Guo
X G
XG
Quan
Y F
YF
D001942:Breast Feeding; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000378:metabolism*
D014810:Vitamin E