Maternal obesity increases insulin resistance, low-grade inflammation and osteochondrosis lesions in foals and yearlings until 18 months of age.

Maternal obesity increases insulin resistance, low-grade inflammation and osteochondrosis lesions in foals and yearlings until 18 months of age.

Obesity is a growing concern in horses. The effects of maternal obesity on maternal metabolism and low-grade inflammation during pregnancy, as well as offspring growth, metabolism, low-grade inflammation, testicular maturation and osteochondrotic lesions until 18 months of age were investigated.Twen...

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Main Authors: M Robles, E Nouveau, C Gautier, L Mendoza, C Dubois, M Dahirel, B Lagofun, M-C Aubrière, J-P Lejeune, I Caudron, I Guenon, C Viguié, L Wimel, H Bouraima-Lelong, D Serteyn, A Couturier-Tarrade, P Chavatte-Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5786290?pdf=render

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