Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil during pregnancy and lactation influences brain excitability and cortex oxidative status in the rat offspring.
Rosângela Figueiredo Mendes-da-SilvaDiorginis José Soares FerreiraAndréia Albuquerque Cunha Lopes-de-MoraisPatrícia Fortes Cavalcanti de MacêdoCláudia J LagranhaManuella Batista-de-Oliveira-HornsbyPublished in: Nutritional neuroscience (2017)
Data show that when SFO is consumed by the female rats during pregnancy and lactation, the offspring present long-term effects on brain electrophysiology and cortical oxidative state. The present study highlights the relevance of understanding the SFO intake of pregnant and lactating mammals.
Keyphrases
- dairy cows
- resting state
- functional connectivity
- white matter
- human milk
- high fat diet
- cerebral ischemia
- pregnant women
- big data
- fatty acid
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- type diabetes
- machine learning
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- weight gain
- working memory
- low birth weight
- preterm infants
- brain injury