Figure 3.
Maternal fructose intake affects placental H2S production of their descendants. Enzymatic (A) and non-enzymatic (proteinase K, (B)) or (D-Cys, (C)) placental H2S levels of 21-day-pregnant rats from control mothers (CC, empty bar), or pregnant rats from fructose-fed mothers subjected (FF, black bar) or not (FC, grey bar) to fructose intake throughout pregnancy. Data are expressed as means ± S.E., n = 5 (CC); 4 (FC); and 5 (FF) rats. Values not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).