Forsyth, J S; Reilly, J; Fraser, C G; Struthers, A D

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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed

2004;89:F442-F444 doi:10.1136/adc.2003.027896

Original article

Angiotensin converting enzyme activity in infancy is related to birth weight

Table 4

Relation between feeding practice and infant angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity (units/l)

Predominant feed	ACE activity
Predominant feed	Birth	1 month	3 months
Values are mean (SD).
* v †, p < 0.05.
Breast milk	55.0 (15)* (n = 21)	83.0 (44)† (n = 21)	70.2 (22)† (n = 18)
Formula	57.6 (23)* (n = 31)	75.1 (37)† (n = 31)	74.8 (23)† (n = 24)

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