Maternal nutrient restriction in the ewe from early to midgestation programs reduced steroidogenic enzyme expression and tended to reduce progesterone content of corpora lutea, as well as circulating progesterone in nonpregnant aged female offspring

BACKGROUND: Previously we reported decreased circulating progesterone and fertility in one and two year old ewes born to undernourished mothers. This study was designed to investigate if this reduction in progesterone persisted into old age, and if it did, what mechanisms are involved. METHODS: Ewes...

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Autores principales: Long, Nathan M, Tuersunjiang, Nuermaimaiti, George, Lindsey A, Lemley, Caleb O, Ma, Yan, Murdoch, William J, Nathanielsz, Peter W, Ford, Stephen P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23656912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-11-34

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