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ABSTRACT Natural abundance carbon 13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (13C MRS) allows the proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in adipose tissue to be measured repeatedly and
non-invasively. Eleven infants and two of their mothers underwent 13C MRS. Ten infants were studied in the first week of life, one also at 6 weeks and one at 10 weeks only. Using an
enveloping transmitter coil and a surface receiver coil, coupled 13C spectra were obtained with repetition times of 0.3 seconds and 30 seconds. These were analysed by the NMRI curve fitting
program and the percentages of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids calculated1. The results are shown either individually or as the median and range in the table: One of the two mothers
studied, a vegan, had a higher proportion of unsaturated fatty acids compared to the other mother who consumed a mixed diet (87% vs 71 %). These preliminary results suggest that 13C MRS
might be used to perform longitudinal studies of different influences on the composition of adipose tissue in infants. 1 Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 1992:27:97-106 ARTICLE PDF AUTHOR
INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * David Edwards. Department of Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, and the Robert Steiner MR Unit, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London Don Hanrahan,
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