Intrauterine growth retarded progeny of pregnant sows fed high protein:low carbohydrate diet is related to metabolic energy deficit.

Intrauterine growth retarded progeny of pregnant sows fed high protein:low carbohydrate diet is related to metabolic energy deficit.

High and low protein diets fed to pregnant adolescent sows led to intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). To explore underlying mechanisms, sow plasma metabolite and hormone concentrations were analyzed during different pregnancy stages and correlated with litter weight (LW) at birth, sow body weigh...

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Main Authors: Cornelia C Metges, Iris S Lang, Ulf Hennig, Klaus-Peter Brüssow, Ellen Kanitz, Margret Tuchscherer, Falk Schneider, Joachim M Weitzel, Anika Steinhoff-Ooster, Helga Sauerwein, Olaf Bellmann, Gerd Nürnberg, Charlotte Rehfeldt, Winfried Otten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3273459?pdf=render

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