Maternal melatonin programs the daily pattern of energy metabolism in adult offspring.

<h4>Background</h4>Shift work was recently described as a factor that increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, rats born to mothers subjected to a phase shift throughout pregnancy are glucose intolerant. However, the mechanism by which a phase shift transmits metaboli...

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Main Authors: Danilo S Ferreira, Fernanda G Amaral, Caroline C Mesquita, Ana Paula L Barbosa, Camilo Lellis-Santos, Ariane O Turati, Laila R Santos, Carolina S Sollon, Patricia R Gomes, Juliana A Faria, José Cipolla-Neto, Silvana Bordin, Gabriel F Anhê
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22719949/?tool=EBI