Maternal protein restriction in pregnancy and/or lactation affects seminiferous tubule organization in male rat offspring

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 321-326

  Rodriguez Gonzalez G L ^a   Vigueras Villasenor R M ^b   Millan S ^a   Moran, N ^a   Trejo, R ^c   Nathanielsz, P W ^d   Larrea, F ^a   Zambrano, E ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Fertility; Protein restriction; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 84888297029     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174412000360     Document Type: Article

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