Dietary l-leucine supplementation of lactating rats results in a tendency to increase lean/fat ratio associated to lower orexigenic neuropeptide expression in …
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of dietary leucine supplementation in lactating
dams, particularly on energy homeostasis through signaling mechanisms in the central
nervous system. Dams were fed ad libitum with standard diet during pregnancy (control
dams) or supplemented with 2% leucine (leucine-supplemented dams) from delivery
onwards. Food intake, body weight and composition were periodically recorded.
Hypothalamus was collected at the end of lactation, and the expression of neuropeptide Y …
dams, particularly on energy homeostasis through signaling mechanisms in the central
nervous system. Dams were fed ad libitum with standard diet during pregnancy (control
dams) or supplemented with 2% leucine (leucine-supplemented dams) from delivery
onwards. Food intake, body weight and composition were periodically recorded.
Hypothalamus was collected at the end of lactation, and the expression of neuropeptide Y …