Gestational Iron Supplementation Improves Fetal Outcomes in a Rat Model of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

Gestational Iron Supplementation Improves Fetal Outcomes in a Rat Model of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

Prenatal alcohol exposure causes neurodevelopmental disability and is associated with a functional iron deficiency in the fetus and neonate, even when the mother consumes an apparently iron-adequate diet. Here, we test whether gestational administration of the clinically relevant iron supplement Fer...

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Main Authors: Kaylee K. Helfrich, Nipun Saini, Sze Ting Cecilia Kwan, Olivia C. Rivera, Rachel Hodges, Susan M. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
prenatal alcohol exposure
iron deficiency
fetal anemia
iron supplementation
fer-in-sol
fetal growth
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/8/1653

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