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Influence of maternal dietary fat upon rat pups.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1147334     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Mother rats were fed purified rations containing different fats during gestation and lactation and at 1 day after parturition. Litter sizes were reduced to 2 male and 2 female pups. The behavior and the brain chemical composition of these selected pups were compared with similarly selected pups from dams fed a commercial ration. All offspring were fed a commercial ration after weaning. Pups from dams fed 20% safflower oil were similar to controls. Feeding 20% cocoa butter to dams resulted in pups with reduced exploratory activity and with a rapid learning performance in a T-maze, employing the aversive stimulation of an electrical shock. Feeding dams a fat-free ration produced pups which had reduced rates of growth, small brains at 2 months of age, and low brain concentrations of cholesterol, DNA, and RNA.
Authors:
R F Borgman; R G Bursey; B C Caffrey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of veterinary research     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0002-9645     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Vet. Res.     Publication Date:  1975 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-09-18     Completed Date:  1975-09-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375011     Medline TA:  Am J Vet Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  799-805     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Newborn*
Avoidance Learning
Behavior, Animal
Body Weight
Brain Chemistry
Cacao
Cholesterol / analysis
DNA / analysis
Dietary Fats / metabolism*
Escape Reaction
Exploratory Behavior
Female
Grooming
Hair / growth & development
Lactation
Lipids / analysis
Male
Pregnancy
RNA / analysis
Rats / growth & development,  metabolism*
Safflower Oil / metabolism
Weaning
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Fats; 0/Lipids; 57-88-5/Cholesterol; 63231-63-0/RNA; 8001-23-8/Safflower Oil; 9007-49-2/DNA

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