The relationship between chest radiographic scores and respiratory function tests in children with cystic fibrosis

Relationships between essential fatty ac

Relationships between essential fatty acid levels, pulmonary function and fat absorption in pre-adolescent cystic fibrosis children with good clinical scores

✍ G. N. Thompson 📂 Article 📅 1989 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 378 KB

Twenty-one pre-adolescent cystic fibrosis (CF) children with good clinical scores had significant (P < 0.001) deficiencies of arachidonic (mean 3.8% of total plasma fatty acids + SD 1.4) and linoleic (18.1 + 6.3) acids compared with controls (6.0 + 1.0, and 27.6 + 3.9, respectively). Despite the pre