Insulin sensitivity and glucose dynamics during pre-weaning foal development and in response to maternal diet composition

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-29

  George, L A ^a,b   Staniar, W B ^a,b   Treiber, K H ^a,b   Harris, P A ^c   Geor, R J ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center   (United States)

^c WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal programming; Foal development; Glucose dynamics; Insulin sensitivity; Minimal model

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; STARCH;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSES; INSULIN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; STARCH; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 67349255683     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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