Gestational weight gain by reduced brain melanocortin activity affects offspring energy balance in rats

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-114

  Heinsbroek, A C M ^a   Van Dijk, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Generational effects; Lactation; Maternal obesity; Metabolic imprinting; Pregnancy; SHU9119

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; GLUCOSE; MELANOCORTIN; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE];

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GESTATION PERIOD; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LACTATION; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ORGAN WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MELANOCORTINS; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 58149490977     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.211     Document Type: Article

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