High and low protein∶ carbohydrate dietary ratios during gestation alter maternal-fetal cortisol regulation in pigs.

Imbalanced maternal nutrition during gestation can cause alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system in offspring. The present study investigated the effects of maternal low- and high-protein diets during gestation in pigs on the maternal-fetal HPA regulation and expression of the...

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Main Authors: Ellen Kanitz, Winfried Otten, Margret Tuchscherer, Maria Gräbner, Klaus-Peter Brüssow, Charlotte Rehfeldt, Cornelia C Metges
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4d37e22da11a400fa461bed2621ab2ac
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