Intergenerational effects of birth weight on glucose tolerance and reproductive performance

Intergenerational effects of birth weight on glucose tolerance and reproductive performance

Women who were themselves small-for-gestational age (SGA) are at a greater risk of adulthood diseases such as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and twice at risk of having an SGA baby themselves. The aim of this study was to examine the intergenerational pig. Low (L) and normal (N) bi...

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Main Authors: A.M. Corson, J. Laws, J.C. Litten, I.J. Lean, L. Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
developmental programming
glucose tolerance
low birth weight
porcine biomedical model
reproductive performance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108003510

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