Early life exposure to undernutrition induces ER stress, apoptosis, and reduced vascularization in ovaries of adult rat offspring

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Chan, Kaitlyn A ^a   Bernal, Angelica B ^c   Vickers, Mark H ^c   Gohir, Wajiha ^a   Petrik, Jim J ^b,d   Sloboda, Deborah M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Er stress; Follicles; Maternal nutrition; Ovary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; ANTIOXIDANT; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; BECN1 PROTEIN, RAT; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; FEMALE; GENE; LACTATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; VASCULARIZATION; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OVARY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; AUTOPHAGY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; FEMALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 84930585156     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.124149     Document Type: Article

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