Pre- and Post-natal High Fat Feeding Differentially Affects the Structure and Integrity of the Neurovascular Unit of 16-Month Old Male and Female Mice

Pre- and Post-natal High Fat Feeding Differentially Affects the Structure and Integrity of the Neurovascular Unit of 16-Month Old Male and Female Mice

Compelling experimental and clinical evidence supports a role for maternal obesity in offspring health. Adult children of obese mothers are at greater risk of obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke. These offspring may also be at greater risk of age-related neurodegenerative diseases f...

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Main Authors: Laura Contu, Shereen Nizari, Christopher J. Heath, Cheryl A. Hawkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
maternal obesity
aged
high fat diet
cerebrovascular
sex difference
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01045/full

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