The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 489-499 , August 2005

Choline status in newborns, infants, children, breast-feeding women, breast-fed infants and human breast milk

  • Yeşim Ozarda Ilcol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa 16059, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 224 442 8400; fax: +90 224 442 8083.
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  • Resul Ozbek

      Affiliations

    • Bursa Pediatric Hospital, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa 16059, Turkey
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  • Emre Hamurtekin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa 16059, Turkey
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  • Ismail H. Ulus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa 16059, Turkey

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PII: S0955-2863(05)00029-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.01.011

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 489-499 , August 2005

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