Table 4 Effect of maternal selenium supplementation during gestation on the oxidative status of offspring

Newborn piglets (n = 10)

 MDA, nmol/mg prot

6.97 ± 0.29^b

7.20 ± 0.70^b

5.45 ± 0.21^a

0.002

 T-AOC, U/mg prot

0.38 ± 0.05

0.46 ± 0.05

0.44 ± 0.04

0.418

 CAT, U/mg prot

12.74 ± 0.61

14.20 ± 0.87

12.73 ± 0.38

0.217

 T-SOD, U/mg prot

421.76 ± 22.65^a

462.08 ± 20.15^ab

517.08 ± 19.74^b

0.012

 GSH-P_X, U/mg prot

30.16 ± 5.31^a

46.78 ± 7.41^a

78.70 ± 13.60^b

0.014

Weaned piglets (n = 6)

 MDA, nmol/mg prot

4.09 ± 0.20^b

3.96 ± 0.44^b

2.27 ± 0.35^a

0.003

 T-AOC, U/mg prot

0.46 ± 0.06

0.40 ± 0.01

1.12 ± 0.34

0.467

 CAT, U/mg prot

12.38 ± 1.27

13.16 ± 0.85

12.12 ± 1.04

0.797

 T-SOD, U/mg prot

350.18 ± 6.40

359.85 ± 15.60

375.37 ± 6.70

0.261

 GSH-P_X, U/mg prot

44.80 ± 5.19

41.68 ± 6.07

46.24 ± 3.73

0.805