Maternal long-chain PUFA supplementation during protein deficiency improves brain fatty acid accretion in rat pups by altering the milk fatty acid composition of the dam

Journal of Nutritional Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Ranade, Prachi S ^a   Rao, Shobha S ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Brain lipids; Long chain PUFA; Maternal supplementation; Milk lipid composition; Protein restriction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995786440     PISSN: 20486790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jns.2012.25     Document Type: Article

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