Alpha-tocopherol concentration in fetal and maternal tissues of pregnant rats supplemented with alpha-tocopherol

Authors
Viana, M Barbas, C Castro, M Herrera, E Bonet, B
Citation
M. Viana et al., Alpha-tocopherol concentration in fetal and maternal tissues of pregnant rats supplemented with alpha-tocopherol, ANN NUTR M, 43(2), 1999, pp. 107-112
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition","Endocrinology, Nutrition & Metabolism
Journal title
ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
ISSN journal
02506807 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
107 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0250-6807(199903/04)43:2<107:ACIFAM>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We wanted to determine whether alpha-tocopherol supplementation to pregnant rats could increase the concentration of alpha-tocopherol in maternal and fetal plasma and tissues. Pregnant rats were treated with alpha-tocopherol on days 18 and 19 gestation and studied at day 20. A control group was stud ied in parallel, Treatment of pregnant rats with alpha-tocopherol increased its concentration in maternal and fetal plasma, in all maternal plasma lip oprotein fractions, in maternal and fetal liver and in the placenta. The fe tal and maternal concentration of alpha-tocopherol were positively correlat ed.