BRAIN FATTY ACID (FA) PATTERN IN SUCKLING RATS WITH DAMS ON CORN OIL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WHILE BREAST FEEDING

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Background/aim. LCPUFAs are present in breast milk. The brains of babies on BM have higher levels of C20:4n3 (AA) and C22:6n3 (DHA) than the ones of formula fed babies, probably with a better early cognitive development. Corn oil contains C18:2n6 (LA) up to a 58% wt/wt, this great amount could impair desaturation of n3 series. Aim: To know if n3 series content in brain will decrease in suckling rats, whose mothers are fed with an enriched LA diet.

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