Abstract
The liver lipids of three new borns (1-6 days after birth) were investigated. Total lipid cobtent of the livers of new borns was only a half as compared with that of adults. The cholesterol content of the liver of two cases of mature infants was approximately equal to that of dults, but the amount of liver cholesterol of one case of inmature infant was a half in percentage per fresh weight. The phospholipid content of the livers of new borns was low when compared with that of adults.
The fatty acid composition of total lipids of these three cases of new borns was also investigated. In the liver lipids of the new borns before suckling, high palmitic and low linoleic acids contents were the most striking feature.
