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Real supermodels wear wool: summarizing the impact of the pregnant sheep as an animal model for adaptive fetal programming
25 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) continues to be a global epidemic that is associated with high early-life mortality rates and greater risk for developing metabolic disorders that lower length and quality of life in affected individuals. Fetal programming of muscle growth and metabolic function associated with IUGR is often comparable among nonlitter bearing mammalian species, which allows much of the...
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