Modulation of susceptibility to weight gain and insulin resistance in low birthweight rats by treatment of their mothers with leptin during pregnancy and lactation

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Stocker, C ^a   O'Dowd, J ^a   Morton, N M ^b   Wargent, E ^a   Sennitt, M V ^a   Hislop, D ^a   Glund, S ^a   Seckl, J R ^b   Arch, J R S ^a   Cawthorne, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Diabetes; Glucocorticoids; Insulin resistance; Leptin clearance

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; LEPTIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HISTOLOGY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LACTATION; LIPID DIET; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LACTATION; LEPTIN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9144238659     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802476     Document Type: Article

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