Differential effects of prenatal stress and glucocorticoid administration on postnatal growth and glucose metabolism in rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-329

  Franko, K L ^a   Forhead, A J ^a   Fowden, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUCOSE; GROWTH; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 76649140521     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-09-0390     Document Type: Article

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