In accordance with its expression, we confirmed that FAS activity was downregulated through AX supplementation in adipose tissue since its activity was significantly lower as compared to HF group (32.5±7.1, 25.5±7.5 and 7.1±1.3*§ for CT, HF and HF-AX respectively; ANOVA: *p<0.05 versus CT and §p<0.05 versus HF). This evidence concerns the gene FAS and hydrops fetalis.