Limits to sustained energy intake. XVII. Lactation performance in MF1 mice is not programmed by fetal number during pregnancy

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2339-2348

  Duah, Osei A ^a   Monney, Kweku A ^b   Hambly, Catherine ^a   Król, Elzbieta ^a,c   Speakman, John R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fetal programming; Growth; Laboratory mouse; Lactation; Litter size; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEMALE; FETAL PROGRAMMING; FETUS; GROWTH; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

FETAL PROGRAMMING; GROWTH; LABORATORY MOUSE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MICE; PREGNANCY;

MUS;

EID: 84878620794     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.078428     Document Type: Article

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