L-Leucine Improves Metabolic Disorders in Mice With in-utero Cigarette Smoke Exposure

Objectives: Maternal cigarette smoke exposure (SE) causes intrauterine undernutrition, resulting in increased risk for metabolic disorders and type 2 diabetes in the offspring without sex differences. L-leucine supplementation has been shown to reduce body weight and improve glucose metabolism in bo...

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Main Authors: Yunxin Zeng, Taida Huang, Nan Wang, Yi Xu, Chunhui Sun, Min Huang, Chun Chen, Brian G. Oliver, Chenju Yi, Hui Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.700246/full