Sodium selenite supplementation during pregnancy and lactation promotes anxiolysis and improves mnemonic performance in wistar rats' offspring

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Why is it important?

Several environmental factors contribute to an adverse intrauterine environment during this critical phase, promoting structural and functional changes in the fetus, which could subsequently lead to long-term disease. This process is known as fetal programming. Many epidemiological studies have demonstrated the involvement of Se deficiency in the genesis and progression of chronic diseases such as metabolic, cardiovascular and neurological diseases.