Figure 1

Experimental design. Total period of CLA supplementation (TPS) is shown in parentheses for each group of animals. Pups from dams fed with 1% CLA diet during the last two weeks of gestation and throughout the suckling period constituted Group A. Pups from dams fed only during the last two weeks of gestation with a 1% CLA diet and receiving CLA by daily oral gavage throughout the suckling period represented Group B. Pups from dams fed with a standard diet during the last two weeks of gestation and suckling and receiving CLA by daily oral gavage throughout the suckling period corresponded to Group C. Pups from dams fed with a standard diet throughout the study, constituted the reference diet group our Group D.