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Low maternal nutrition during pregnancy reduces the number of Sertoli cells in the newborn lamb
11 Oct 2002
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The nutritional status of females during pregnancy can play a critical role in the postnatal growth and development of the offspring, often leading to permanent changes ('fetal programming'). The Sertoli cells are a strong candidate for fetal programming of future performance because the number of Sertoli cells is highly correlated with adult testicular size and the maximum rate of sperm production. For Merino...
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