Effects of maternal taurine supplementation on maternal dietary intake, plasma metabolites and fetal growth and development in cafeteria diet fed rats

Background Maternal obesity may disrupt the developmental process of the fetus during gestation in rats. Recent evidence suggests that taurine can exert protective role against detrimental influence of obesogenic diets. This study aimed to examine the effect of maternal cafeteria diet and/or taurine...

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Main Authors: Arzu Kabasakal Çetin, Tuǧba Alkan Tuğ, Atila Güleç, Aslı Akyol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11547.pdf