Maternal obesity in the rat programs male offspring exploratory, learning and motivation behavior: Prevention by dietary intervention pre-gestation or in gestation

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 75-81

  Rodriguez, J S ^b   Rodriguez Gonzalez G L ^a   Reyes Castro, L A ^a   Ibanez C ^a   Ramirez A ^a   Chavira, R ^a   Larrea, F ^a   Nathanielsz, P W ^b   Zambrano, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Consummatory behavior; Corticosterone; Developmental programming; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; LACTATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LIPID DIET; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 84857191740     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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