N-3 (Omega-3) Fatty Acids in Postpartum Depression: Implications for Prevention and Treatment
Figure 2
Effects of dietary remediation on brain phospholipid DHA and n-6 DPA contents in postpartum dams with a reproduction- and diet-related decrease in brain DHA. Adult female rats underwent two complete reproductive cycles (pregnancy and lactation) while fed an n-3 PUFA-deficient diet as previously described [49]. At the time of weaning of the second litter, dams were placed on a remediation diet containing DHA (4% of fat by weight). Virgin controls were age-matched females fed a control diet for 12 weeks. /group. Data are presented as the . versus virgin control by ANOVA and Tukey’s test.
