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Systemic folate deficiency in pups on the FD diet (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>15) was evident from the dramatically lower hepatic folate concentrations (median 23\u00b77, range 8\u00b71\u201348\u00b74\u00a0ng\/mg protein) and higher homocysteine concentrations (median 27\u00b77, range 14\u00b77\u201345\u00b75\u00a0pmol\/mg protein), respectively, compared with those of pups on the normal diet (ND;<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>9) (median 114\u00b75, range 64\u00b75\u2013158\u00b75\u00a0ng\/mg protein and median 15\u00b75, range 11\u00b76\u201318\u00b79\u00a0pmol\/mg protein) on PND 23. Brain folate concentrations although low were similar in pups on the FD diet (median 10\u00b75, range 5\u00b75\u201324\u00b75\u00a0ng\/mg protein) and ND (median 11\u00b71, range 7\u00b71\u201324\u00b72\u00a0ng\/mg protein). 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