Sea lions develop human-like vernix caseosa delivering branched fats and squalene to the gi tract

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  • who: from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the article: Sea Lions Develop Human-like Vernix Caseosa Delivering Branched Fats and Squalene to the GI Tract, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 12/Oct/2017
  • what: The authors show that late-term California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) fetuses have true vernix caseosa, delivering BCFA and squalene to the fetal GI tract thereby recapitulating the human fetal gut microbial niche. This work was authorized under the the authors Marine Mammal Protection Act; samples were collected under National Marine Fisheries Scientific Research Permit No 932-1489-00.

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