Abstract
Retinol palmitate oral administration is convenient, but it is difficult to assess/monitor its nutritional status in preterm infants and literature is controversial about the administration route and the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation. We primarily evaluated retinol plasma levels to assess the vitamin A nutritional status in preterm infants (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2058738418820484-2058738418820484 |
Journal | International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology |
Volume | 32 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- oral administration
- plasma concentration
- preterm newborn
- vitamin A
- Administration, Oral
- Dietary Supplements
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Low Birth Weight/*blood
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature/*blood
- Male
- Nutritional Status/physiology
- Vitamin A/*blood