Impact of embryo donor adiposity, birthweight and gender on early postnatal growth, glucose metabolism and body composition in the young lamb

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 665-681

  Wallace, Jacqueline M ^a   Milne, John S ^a   Aitken, Raymond P ^a   Adam, Clare L ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucose tolerance; Insulin; Insulin like growth factor 1; Leptin; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SOMATOMEDIN C; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; CARCASS; CATCH UP GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL SHEEP; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESPONSE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ORGAN WEIGHT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL GROWTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SHEEP;

EID: 84903122370     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD13090     Document Type: Article

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