Maternal obesity affects gene expression and cellular development in fetal brains.

Objectives: Female rat neonates reared on a high carbohydrate (HC) milk formula developed chronic hyperinsulinemia and adult-onset obesity (HC phenotype). Furthermore, we have shown that fetal development in the HC intrauterine environment (maternal obesity complicated with hyperinsulinemia, hyperle...

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Published in:Nutritional Neuroscience Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 96 - 104
Main Authors: Stachowiak, Ewa K, Oommen, Saji, Vasu, Vihas T, Srinivasan, Malathi, Stachowiak, Michal, Gohil, Kishorchandra, Patel, Mulchand S
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2013
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