Stammers J P, Leadon D P, Hull D
Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 1987;35:615-22.
The fatty acid composition of the plasma free fatty acid, triacylglycerol and phospholipid fractions was measured in blood and milk samples taken daily from 3 mares and their foals on Days 1-9 post partum inclusive, and from a total of 12 mares and foals on Days 22, 30 and 51. A rise in the plasma concentrations of triacylglycerol and phospholipid similar to that well documented in other species occurred in the neonatal period. Alterations in the composition of the foal plasma phospholipid after birth lend support to the view that the placenta rather than the fetus could be responsible for the elongation and desaturation of the essential fatty acids to provide long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for the fetus.
在产后第1至9天（含第9天），每天从3匹母马及其幼驹采集血液和乳汁样本，测量血浆游离脂肪酸、三酰甘油和磷脂部分的脂肪酸组成；在第22、30和51天，从总共12匹母马和幼驹采集样本进行测量。新生期出现了三酰甘油和磷脂血浆浓度的升高，这与其他物种中充分记录的情况类似。出生后幼驹血浆磷脂组成的变化支持了这样一种观点，即胎盘而非胎儿可能负责必需脂肪酸的延长和去饱和，以便为胎儿提供长链多不饱和脂肪酸。
