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Effects of fetal genotype and sex on developmental response to maternal malnutrition.
Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jun 2017
Cogollos Laura, Garcia-Contreras Consolacion, Vazquez-Gomez Marta, Astiz Susana, Sanchez-Sanchez Raul, Gomez-Fidalgo Ernesto, Ovilo Cristina, Isabel Beatriz, Gonzalez-Bulnes Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The present study aimed to determine whether developmental patterns, adiposity level and fatty-acid composition of fetuses exposed to maternal malnutrition are driven by their sex or their genotype, or both, as these may modulate the adaptive response to the intrauterine environment independently of the maternal genotype. We used a single maternal genotype (purebred Iberian (IB) sows), which was inseminated with...
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