Fig. 2.
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in adipose tissue, plasma and erythrocytes. Panels a–c show the proportion of DHA in mol% in adipose tissue triglycerides (TG), plasma phosphatidylcholine (PC) and erythrocyte PC, respectively, each in term infants (TI), preterm infants without gastrointestinal problems (PTI), and preterm infants with enterostomy (PTI/E). Panels d–f show the proportion of DHA in mol% to postnatal age in adipose tissue TG, plasma PC and erythrocytes PC in PTI and TI (PTI/E are not shown). All blood and adipose tissue samples were collected during clinically indicated surgery at term-equivalent age. filled diamond = term infants, filled circle = preterm infants