Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during early gestation modified relative abundance on placenta and fetal liver tissue mRNA and concentration pattern of fatty acids in fetal liver and fetal central nervous system of sheep.

In sheep, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementations in late gestation increases the growth of offspring; however, there is a lack of evidence on the effect of PUFA supplementation during early gestation. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation...

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Main Authors: José Alejandro Roque-Jimenez, Mario Francisco Oviedo-Ojeda, Megan Whalin, Héctor Aaron Lee-Rangel, Alejandro Enrique Relling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235217