Effect of obesity on rat reproduction and on the development of their adult offspring

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-125

  Campos, K E ^a   Volpato, G T ^a   Calderon, I M P ^a   Rudge, M V C ^a   Damasceno, D C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fertility; Monosodium glutamate; Obesity; Offspring; Transgeneration; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 41149117904     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008005000001     Document Type: Article

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