Determinants of polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations in erythrocytes of pregnant Japanese women from a birth cohort study: study protocol and baseline findings of an adjunct study of the Japan environment & Children's study

• Main Authors: Shoji Saito (Author), Terue Kawabata (Author), Nozomi Tatsuta (Author), Fumiko Kimura (Author), Teruo Miyazawa (Author), Satoshi Mizuno (Author), Hidekazu Nishigori (Author), Takahiro Arima (Author), Yasuo Kagawa (Author), Kouichi Yoshimasu (Author), Kanami Tsuno (Author), Yuki Ito (Author), Michihiro Kamijima (Author), Kunihiko Nakai (Author), Nobuo Yaegashi (Author), Miyagi Study Group of Japan Environment & Children's Study (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) may have multiple beneficial effects on the outcome of pregnancy, maternal health and child development. The present study introduced the protocol of a birth cohort study to examine the beneficial effects of n-3 PUFA status in pregnant J...