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To this end, the metabolic changes occurring during embryo development and following exposure to VPA were assessed using 1H-NMR spectroscopy. During embryonic development, our findings indicated a metabolism progressively moving from anaerobic to aerobic, mainly based on lipids as the energy source. Next, liver histopathology of VPA-exposed embryos revealed abundant microvesicles indicative of steatosis and was metabolically confirmed via the determination of lipid accumulation in AF. VPA-induced hepatotoxicity was further demonstrated by (i) lower glutamine levels, precursors of glutathione, and decreased \u03b2-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous antioxidant; (ii) changes in lysine levels, a precursor of carnitine, which is essential in the transport of fatty acids to the mitochondria and whose synthesis is known to be reduced by VPA; and (iii) choline accumulation that promotes the export of hepatic triglycerides. 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