Maternal intake of dietary virgin coconut oil modifies essential fatty acids and causes low body weight and spiky fur in mice

BACKGROUND: Coconut oil is commonly used as herbal medicine worldwide. There is limited information regarding its effects on the developing embryo and infant growth. METHODS: We investigated the effect of virgin coconut oil post-natally and until 6 weeks old in mice (age of maturity). Females were f...

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Autores principales: Gunasekaran, Renuka, Shaker, Mohammed Rafid, Mohd-Zin, Siti Waheeda, Abdullah, Aminah, Ahmad-Annuar, Azlina, Abdul-Aziz, Noraishah Mydin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5273853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28129764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1600-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5273853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28129764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1600-z

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