Puberty onset is delayed following uteroplacental insufficiency and occurs earlier with improved lactation and growth for pups born small

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 307-318

  Romano, Tania ^a   Hryciw, Deanne H ^a   Westcott, Kerryn T ^a   Wlodek, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

growth restriction; oestradiol; programming.

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DELAYED PUBERTY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LACTATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PROGENY; RAT; TESTIS; UTERUS; WISTAR KYOTO RAT; AGE; ANIMAL; BIRTH; BLOOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MALE; PARTURITION; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 85008950532     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD15151     Document Type: Article

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