Delayed physical and neurobehavioral development and increased aggressive and depression-like behaviors in the rat offspring of dams fed a high-fat diet

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 731-739

  Giriko, Catherine Ássuka ^a   Andreoli, Carla Albuquerque ^a   Mennitti, Laís Vales ^a   Hosoume, Lilian Fazion ^a   Souto, Tayane Dos Santos ^a   Silva, Alexandre Valotta Da ^a   Mendes da Silva, Cristiano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Depression; High fat diet; Lactation; Offspring; Physical growth; Reflex ontogeny

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EAR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYELID MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOOTSHOCK; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; LACTATION; LIPID DIET; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATURATION; MOLAR TOOTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PUP (RODENT); RAT; REFLEX; RIGHTING REFLEX; SENSORY SYSTEM; STARTLE REFLEX; SUCKLING; TOOTH ERUPTION; VIBRISSA;

AGGRESSIVENESS; DEPRESSION; HIGH-FAT DIET; LACTATION; OFFSPRING; PHYSICAL GROWTH; REFLEX ONTOGENY;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET, HIGH-FAT; EATING; ELECTROSHOCK; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX;

EID: 84885827989     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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