Malnutrition during lactation as a metabolic imprinting factor inducing the feeding pattern of offspring rats when adults: The role of insulin and leptin

Malnutrition during lactation as a metabolic imprinting factor inducing the feeding pattern of offspring rats when adults: The role of insulin and leptin

The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of malnutrition during early postnatal life and the feeding pattern of rat offspring when adults (2 months and 1 year old). In comparison with rats normally fed during lactation, we observed that adult offspring displayed a faster process of f...

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Main Authors: A.S. Moura, C.C.N. Franco de Sá, H.G. Cruz, C.L. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Nutrition
Growth
Insulin
Leptin
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000500016

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