Glutathione Peroxidase Activity Modulates Fatty Acid Profiles of Plasma and Breast Milk in Chinese Women

• Published in: Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 221 - 230
• Main Authors: Dodge, M.L., Wander, R.C., Xia, Y., Butler, J.A., Whanger, P.D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.04.1999
• Subjects: Adult; breast milk; China; Chinese women; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; fatty acid profiles; Fatty Acids - analysis; Fatty Acids - blood; Female; Glutathione peroxidase; Glutathione Peroxidase - metabolism; Humans; Linoleic Acid - analysis; Linoleic Acid - blood; Milk, Human - metabolism; selenium; Selenium - analysis; Selenium - blood; China; Glutathione peroxidase; Chinese women; selenium; fatty acid profiles; FAP; breast milk; Gpx

Since little is known about the effect of selenium on the fatty acid profiles (FAP) of human breast milk, the purpose of this study was to measure the effect of habitual dietary selenium (Se) intake on this profile in plasma and breast milk. Subjects were lactating women from three locations in Chin...