Maternal essential fatty acid deficiency depresses serum leptin levels in suckling rat pups

Maternal essential fatty acid deficiency depresses serum leptin levels in suckling rat pups

Dietary lipid quantity and quality have recently been shown to affect serum leptin levels in adult rats. Moreover, suckling pups from dams fed a high fat diet had increased serum leptin levels. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency on seru...

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Main Authors: M. Korotkova, B. Gabrielsson, L.Å. Hanson, B. Strandvik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
lactation
linoleic acid
arachidonic acid
diet
corticosterone
glucose
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752031659X

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