Maternal malnutrition and offspring sex determine juvenile obesity and metabolic disorders in a swine model of leptin resistance.

The present study aimed to determine, in a swine model of leptin resistance, the effects of type and timing of maternal malnutrition on growth patterns, adiposity and metabolic features of the progeny when exposed to an obesogenic diet during their juvenile development and possible concomitant effec...

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Main Authors: Alicia Barbero, Susana Astiz, Clemente J Lopez-Bote, Maria L Perez-Solana, Miriam Ayuso, Isabel Garcia-Real, Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813450?pdf=render

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