Excess perigestational folic acid exposure induces metabolic dysfunction in post-natal life

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 245-259

  Keating, Elisa ^a,b   Correia Branco, Ana ^a   Araújo, João R ^a   Meireles, Manuela ^a   Fernandes, Rita ^a,c   Guardão, Luísa ^a   Guimarães, João T ^a,c,d   Martel, Fátima ^a   Calhau, Conceição ^a,e  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^e Innovation and Development Fernando Pessoa Foundation   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dietary supplementation; Fetal programing; Folic acid; Metabolic syndrome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; FOLIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; POLYDIPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84924787631     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-14-0448     Document Type: Article

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