Fish oil versus arachis oil food supplementation in relation to pregnancy duration in rats

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Fish oil versus arachis oil food supplementation in relation to pregnancy duration in rats. / Olsen, S.F.; Hansen, Harald S.; Jensen, B.

In: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids, Vol. 40, No. 4, 01.01.1990, p. 255-260.

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Olsen, SF, Hansen, HS & Jensen, B 1990, 'Fish oil versus arachis oil food supplementation in relation to pregnancy duration in rats', Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 255-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-3278(90)90046-N

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Olsen, S. F., Hansen, H. S., & Jensen, B. (1990). Fish oil versus arachis oil food supplementation in relation to pregnancy duration in rats. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids, 40(4), 255-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-3278(90)90046-N

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Olsen SF, Hansen HS, Jensen B. Fish oil versus arachis oil food supplementation in relation to pregnancy duration in rats. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids. 1990 Jan 1;40(4):255-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-3278(90)90046-N

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Olsen, S.F. ; Hansen, Harald S. ; Jensen, B. / Fish oil versus arachis oil food supplementation in relation to pregnancy duration in rats. In: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids. 1990 ; Vol. 40, No. 4. pp. 255-260.

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abstract = "Throughout pregnancy, Lewis rats were fed standard rat chow supplemented with 15% (w/w) of either MaxEPA fish oil (FO) or arachis oil (AO); a third group was fed standard rat chow only (St) (n = 15, 15, and 16 rats, respectively). Compared to AO-rats, FO-rats had substantially higher levels of n-3 fatty acids and lower levels of n-6 fatty acids in maternal and fetal tissues at delivery. FO-rats had a longer average gestational age than AO-rats (p <0.01), primarily due to a high proportion of AO-rats with short gestations. Birthweights of FO-rats were lower than those of AO-rats (P <0.05), which may be related to the lower maternal weight gain during pregnancy and the lower food consumption observed in FO-rats (p <0.01). Litter size and occurrence of stillborn pups were not significantly different in the groups (p > 0.1). The findings are compatible with the hypothesis that gestational age is positively related to a high dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids.",
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