The influence of long chain polyunsaturate supplementation on docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid in baboon neonate central nervous system

Table 1 Characteristics of baboon neonates.

	Breastfed B	Term, no LCP T-	Term, LCP T+	Preterm, no LCP P-	Preterm, LCP P+
Gender	2F, 3M	5F, 2M	2F, 5M	3F, 2M	3F, 2M
Gestational age at CS^a (d)	Spontaneous Labor	Spontaneous labor	Spontaneous labor	156 ± 5	154 ± 2
Age at euthanasia (d)^b	28	28	28.6	208 ± 2	208 ± 2
Birth weight (g)^c	875 ± 65^A	821 ± 119^A	894 ± 96^A	632 ± 61^B	608 ± 71^B
Body weight at euthanasia (g)^d	1152 ± 177	1147 ± 113	1107 ± 145	1071 ± 187	1035 ± 220
Brain weight at euthanasia (g)^d	103 ± 4	98 ± 6	100 ± 11	93 ± 8	94 ± 9

Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
^aCS, Cesarean section.
^bReported as birth age for B and T groups and conceptual (gestational) age for the P groups. The normal gestational period for baboons is 180–182 days. Conceptual age for B and T at euthanasia was within 2 days of that for P+ and P-. Two animals in the T- group and one in the B group were 42 days old at euthanasia. Other than these, all animals were about 208 days post-conception at euthanasia.
^cValues that do not share common capital letter superscripts are significantly different (p <0.05).
^dNo significant differences among groups.

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