Journal article
Vitamin E Absorption in Small Premature Infants
Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.63(6), pp.830-832
06/01/1979
DOI: 10.1542/peds.63.6.830
PMID: 377202
Abstract
The absorption of vitamin E, given by orogastric tube, was studied in premature infants who weighed less than 1.5 kg at birth. After the administration of either dl-alpha tocopherol or the acetate form, plasma tocopherol levels increased. In a second blind trial, 28 infants received either 25 units of dl-alpha tocopherol or placebo during the first six weeks of life. Plasma tocopherol levels in all treated infants were sustained in the normal adult range. The vitamin E-deficient state of premature infants can be corrected by oral therapy alone.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vitamin E Absorption in Small Premature Infants
- Creators
- Edward F. Bell - McMaster University Medical CentreElizabeth J. Brown - McMaster University Medical CentreRuth Milner - McMaster University Medical CentreJohn C. Sinclair - McMaster University Medical CentreAlvin Zipursky - McMaster University Medical Centre
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.63(6), pp.830-832
- DOI
- 10.1542/peds.63.6.830
- PMID
- 377202
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
- eISSN
- 1098-4275
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/1979
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984354003202771
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