Fatty acid profile in milk from goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, exposed to perchlorate and its relationship with perchlorate residues in human milk

Q Cheng, Ernest Smith, Andrea B Kirk, F Liu, L M Boylan, M E McCarty, S Hart, L Dong, George Cobb, William Jackson, Todd Anderson

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in milk are vital for normal growth and development of infant mammals. Changes in fatty acid composition were observed in milk fat from goats dosed with perchlorate (0.1 and 1 mg/kg body weight/day) for 31 days, but the effect was not persistent. Adaptation may be induced in these goats to compensate for the perchlorate effect. In an analysis of fatty acid composition in human milk samples, a weak negative correlation was observed between perchlorate concentrations and total PUFA in 38 human milk samples.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)472-7
JournalBull Environ Contam Toxicol
StatePublished - Oct 2007

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Fatty acid profile in milk from goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, exposed to perchlorate and its relationship with perchlorate residues in human milk'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this