Quantification of fetal organ volume and fat deposition following in utero exposure to maternal Western Diet using MRI.

To examine the feasibility of using MRI to identify differences in liver size and fat deposition in fetal guinea pigs exposed to an in utero environment influenced by maternal consumption of a Western diet.Female guinea pigs fed either an energy-dense Western Diet (WD), comprised of increased satura...

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Main Authors: Kevin J Sinclair, Lanette J Friesen-Waldner, Colin M McCurdy, Curtis N Wiens, Trevor P Wade, Barbra de Vrijer, Timothy R H Regnault, Charles A McKenzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5814025?pdf=render