Differential effects in male adult rats of lifelong coconut oil exposure versus during early-life only

We investigated the effects of maternal coconut oil supplementation during breastfeeding on the endocrine-metabolic profiles of offspring and the impact of continued exposure throughout life. Rat mothers were separated into: soybean oil (SO); and coconut oil (CO) groups and received the oils through...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Torres Quitete, Egberto Gaspar de Moura, Geórgia Correa Atella, Patricia Cristina Lisboa, Elaine de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619300829