Sexual dimorphism of the feto-placental phenotype in response to a high fat and control maternal diets in a rabbit model.

Maternal environment during early developmental stages plays a seminal role in the establishment of adult phenotype. Using a rabbit model, we previously showed that feeding dams with a diet supplemented with 8% fat and 0.2% cholesterol (HH diet) from the prepubertal period and throughout gestation i...

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Main Authors: Anne Tarrade, Delphine Rousseau-Ralliard, Marie-Christine Aubrière, Nathalie Peynot, Michèle Dahirel, Justine Bertrand-Michel, Tiphaine Aguirre-Lavin, Olivier Morel, Nathalie Beaujean, Véronique Duranthon, Pascale Chavatte-Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873307?pdf=render