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PLASMA TOCOPHEROL IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Author(s) -
McWHIRTER W. R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1975.tb03863.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tocopherol , coeliac disease , cystic fibrosis , pediatrics , disease , vitamin e , antioxidant , biochemistry , chemistry
ABSTRACT: McWhirter, W. R. (Dept. of Child Health, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland). Plasma tocopherol in infants and children. Acta Paediatr Scand, 64:446, 1975.–A study has been made of plasma tocopherol concentrations in normal children and in children with intestinal abnormalities. A positive correlation between plasma tocopherol and age is shown between the ages of 4 months and 10 years. Most patients with cystic fibrosis or coeliac disease were found to have markedly reduced plasma tocopherol concentrations in comparison with the normal children of similar age.