The nutritional deficiencies provoked by ethanol consumption, during gestation or lactation,
can contribute to multiple birth defects in offspring. In order to improve our knowledge about
selenium (Se) distribution in pups exposed to ethanol, the present study evaluated the effect
of this drug on intestinal development and determined its action on duodenal absorption of
selenomethionine (Se-Met). To determinate if supplementation could improve Se absorption
and its serum values, we used two antioxidant supplemented regimens on dams, with …