Nature, nurture or nutrition? Impact of maternal nutrition on maternal care, offspring development and reproductive function

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2167-2180

  Connor, K L ^a   Vickers, M H ^a   Beltrand, J ^a   Meaney, M J ^b   Sloboda, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOSTERONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; LICKING; LIPID DIET; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL FAT LEAN RATIO; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

ADIPOSITY; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET, HIGH-FAT; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84860330718     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.223305     Document Type: Article

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