Development of the nervous and cardiovascular systems in low-birth-weight infants fed a taurine-supplemented formula

An adapted cow's milk formula with or without supplemental taurine (480 mumol/l) was fed for 16 weeks to 20 low-birth-weight infants. In the 2nd and 16th weeks of life, respectively, the following parameters were determined: growth, sonography of heart and brain, ECG, EEG, neurological developm...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 1988-04, Vol.147 (3), p.296-299
Main Authors: MICHALK, D. V, RINGEISEN, R, TITTOR, F, LAUFFER, H, DEEG, K. H, BÖHLES, H. J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - growth & development
Emergency and intensive care: neonates and children. Prematurity. Sudden death
Food, Fortified
Heart - growth & development
Humans
Infant Food
Infant, Low Birth Weight - metabolism
Infant, Low Birth Weight - physiology
Infant, Newborn
Intensive care medicine
Medical sciences
Milk - metabolism
Random Allocation
Taurine - administration & dosage
Taurine - metabolism
Ultrasonography
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Summary:An adapted cow's milk formula with or without supplemental taurine (480 mumol/l) was fed for 16 weeks to 20 low-birth-weight infants. In the 2nd and 16th weeks of life, respectively, the following parameters were determined: growth, sonography of heart and brain, ECG, EEG, neurological development and the taurine concentration of plasma and urine. None of the parameters investigated was influenced by taurine supplementation except the urinary taurine excretion. At least according to these data, the addition of taurine to whey-predominant infant formulae seems to be unnecessary for the development of heart and brain function in low-birth-weight infants.
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/BF00442699