Maternal High Folic Acid Supplement Promotes Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Male Mouse Offspring Fed a High-Fat Diet

Maternal High Folic Acid Supplement Promotes Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Male Mouse Offspring Fed a High-Fat Diet

Maternal nutrition may influence metabolic profiles in offspring. We aimed to investigate the effect of maternal folic acid supplement on glucose metabolism in mouse offspring fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Sixty C57BL/6 female mice were randomly assigned into three dietary groups and fed the AIN-93G di...

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Main Authors: Yifan Huang, Yonghan He, Xiaowei Sun, Yujie He, Ying Li, Changhao Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
folate
epigenetics
metabolic syndrome
gestational nutrition supplement
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/4/6298

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