Imprinting of female offspring with testosterone results in insulin resistance and changes in body fat distribution at adult age in rats

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-78

  Nilsson, Cecilia ^a,b   Niklasson, Maria ^a,b   Eriksson, Elias ^a   Björntorp, Per ^a,b   Holmäng, Agneta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Insulin resistance; Neonatal exposure; Skeletal muscle; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOME IMPRINTING; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0031985351     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1353     Document Type: Article

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