Maternal undernutrition induces fetal hepatic lipid metabolism disorder and affects the development of fetal liver in a sheep model

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Undernutrition accelerates body fat mobilization to alleviate negative energy balance, which disrupts homeostasis of lipid metabolism in maternal liver. However, little is known about its effect on fetal metabolism and development. Here, a sheep model was used to explore whether maternal undernutrition induces fetal lipid metabolism disorder and further inhibits fetal hepatic development. Twenty pregnant ewes...

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