Browsing by Subject "fetal programming"
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(2013)Although it is accepted that impaired placental perfusion in complicated pregnancy can slow fetal growth and programme an increased risk of cardiovascular dysfunction at adulthood, the relative contribution of reductions ...
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(Wiley-Liss Inc., 2018)© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Maternal obesity is associated with large-for-gestational-age (LGA) neonates and programming of obesity-related cardiovascular disease in the offspring, however, the mechanisms that lead to ...
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(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2019)© 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.The administration of testosterone to pregnant sheep to resemble fetal programming of the polycystic ovary syndrome could alter other hormones/factors ...
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(Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, 2014)Antenatal exposure to testosterone (T) has a series of consequences on postnatal reproductive parameters in females of several animal species. In sheep born under this condition the ovaries are characterized by an increased ...
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(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2017)© 2016 The Authors. The Journal of Physiology © 2016 The Physiological SocietyKey points: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with vascular dysfunction, oxidative stress and signs of endothelial epigenetic ...
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Perinatal androgen exposure and adipose tissue programming: Is there an impact on body weight fate? (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2015)© 2015 Informa UK, Ltd. Obesity is a major concern in public health because it is one of the main risk factors for the development of non-transmissible chronic diseases. The fact that there is a clear sex dimorphism in ...
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(2012)Prenatal exposure to excess testosterone has a profound impact on reproductive and metabolic functions in young and adult female sheep. Nevertheless, few studies have addressed the impact of prenatal exposure to an excess ...