Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 437-442 , July 2008

Human breast milk enrichment in conjugated linoleic acid after consumption of a conjugated linoleic acid–rich food product: a pilot study

  • Athena A. Moutsioulis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal & Nutritional Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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  • Daniel C. Rule

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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  • Charles M. Murrieta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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  • Dale E. Bauman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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  • Adam L. Lock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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  • David M. Barbano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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  • Gale B. Carey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal & Nutritional Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 603 862 4628; fax: +1 603 862 3758.

Received 3 January 2008 ,Revised 28 March 2008 ,Accepted 2 April 2008.

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☆ This study was supported, in part, by University of New Hampshire Internal Funds (Durham, NH), the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center (Ithaca, NY), and Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Ithaca, NY).

PII: S0271-5317(08)00093-6

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.04.001

Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 437-442 , July 2008

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