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Table 6 Correlations of fatty acids between maternal plasma phospholipids and breast milk

From: Docosahexaenoic acid in maternal and neonatal plasma phospholipids and milk lipids of Taiwanese women in Kinmen: fatty acid composition of maternal blood, neonatal blood and breast milk

Breast milk

LA

EPA

DHA

Mother blood

LA

+0.35*

-

-

ALA

-

-

-

AA

-

-

-

EPA

-

+0.38*

-

DHA

-

+0.35*

+0.43**

  1. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01.