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  • Title: Vitamin E absorption in small premature infants.
    Author: Bell EF, Brown EJ, Milner R, Sinclair JC, Zipursky A.
    Journal: Pediatrics; 1979 Jun; 63(6):830-2. PubMed ID: 377202.
    Abstract:
    The absorption of vitamin E, given by orogastric tube, was studied in premature infants who weighed less than 1.5 kg at birth. After the administration of either dl-alpha tocopherol or the acetate form, plasma tocopherol levels increased. In a second blind trial, 28 infants received either 25 units of dl-alpha tocopherol or placebo during the first six weeks of life. Plasma tocopherol levels in all treated infants were sustained in the normal adult range. The vitamin E-deficient state of premature infants can be corrected by oral therapy alone.
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