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Maternal Nutritional Imbalance between Linoleic Acid and Alpha-Linolenic Acid Increases Offspring’s Anxious Behavior with a Sex-Dependent Manner in Mice
1 Jan 2016
Abstract excerpt
Omega-6 (n-6) and omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential nutrients for normal brain development. The principal dietary n-6 and n-3 PUFAs are linoleic acid (LA) and α-linolenic acid (ALA), respectively, We have previously shown that maternal dietary imbalance between these PUFAs, i.e., rich in LA and poor in ALA, affected brain development and increased anxiety-related behavior in the...
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