title: Alpha-tocopherol concentrations in human milk from mothers of preterm and full-term infants in China.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Guilin Medical College, China.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: X G
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Quan
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E