Overnourishing pregnant adolescent ewes stimulates perirenal fat deposition in their growth restricted foetuses

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 519-522

  Matsuzaki, M ^a   Milne, J S ^b   Aitken, R P ^b   Redmer, D A ^c   Wallace, J M ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Foetal fat deposition; Foetal growth; Nutrition; Prolactin; Uncoupling protein 1

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 6944255530     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/74022/2004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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