Acceleration of reflex maturation and physical development in suckling rats: effects of a maternal diet containing lipids from goat milk.

Objective: To investigate the effects of lipids from goat milk containing conjugated linoleic acids on body weight and reflex ontogeny of neonatal rats treated during the prenatal and suckling periods. Methods: Three groups were studied: soybean oil (S), coconut oil (C), and goat milk lipids (GM). Reflex maturation (palm grasp, righting reflex, cliff avoidance, vibrissae placing, negative geotaxis, auditory startle, and free-fall righting) as well as body weight evolution were recorded during lactation. Results: Data demonstrated that the lipids from goat milk accelerated body weight evolution as well as all the reflex maturation investigated (P < 0.05). Discussion: The supply of goat?s milk offered to Wistar rats during pregnancy and lactation provided a variety of fatty acids necessary to accelerate the development of offspring.

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Main Authors:	SOARES, J. K. B., QUEIROGA, R. de C. R. do E., BOMFIM, M. A. D., PESSOA, D. C. N. de P., BARBOSA, E. de A., SOUZA, D. L., CABRAL-FILHO, J. E., MEDEIROS, M. do C.
Other Authors:	Juliana Kessia Barbosa Soares, UFPE - Recife, PE, Brazil; Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga; MARCO AURELIO DELMONDES BOMFIM, CNPC; Debora Catarine Nepomuceno de Pontes Pessoa; Elida de Andrade Barbosa; Dione Lins Souza; Jose Eulálio Cabral-Filho; Maria do Carmo Medeiros.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2015-01-14
Subjects:	Maternal nutritional, Dosage effects, Plant oils., Fats, Leite de cabra, Caprino, Aleitamento, Lactação, Óleo vegetal, Soja, Dieta, Gordura, Prenhez, Coco, Cérebro, Ganho de peso, Goat milk, Goats, Rats, Weight, Suckling, Linoleic acid, Lactation, Drugs, Pregnancy, Soybean oil, Coconut oil, Brain, conjugated linoleic acid.,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1005386
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