Schiff D, Chan G, Seccombe D, Hahn P
J Pediatr. 1979 Dec;95(6):1043-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(79)80306-6.
The premature infant has a limited capacity for fatty acid oxidation. This study shows that solutions commonly used for intravenous feedings in the newborn infant contain no carnitine. Infants maintained on this solution have significantly lower total, free, and acylcarnitine levels as compared to when they are fed orally with expressed human milk or a proprietary formula, which is known to contain carnitine. The exogenous supply of carnitine to the premature infant may have a significant influence on the ability to stimulate optimal fatty acid oxidation.
早产儿脂肪酸氧化能力有限。本研究表明，新生儿静脉喂养常用的溶液中不含肉碱。与口服挤出的母乳或已知含有肉碱的专用配方奶相比，用这种溶液维持喂养的婴儿总肉碱、游离肉碱和酰基肉碱水平显著降低。向早产儿外源供应肉碱可能对刺激最佳脂肪酸氧化的能力有重大影响。
