Does intrauterine crowding affect the force generating capacity and muscle composition of the piglet front limb?

In the pig, intrauterine competition (IUC) greatly affects postnatal traits, such as birth weight, but also locomotor capacities. In a previous study, our group discovered a lower motor performance in piglets with a low birth weight and low vitality (L piglets), compared to piglets with a normal bir...

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Principais autores: Charlotte Vanden Hole, Chris Van Ginneken, Sara Prims, Miriam Ayuso, Steven Van Cruchten, Peter Aerts
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
coleção:PLoS ONE
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223851