Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 410-417 , June 2010

Maternal protein restriction during pregnancy and lactation in rats imprints long-term reduction in hepatic lipid content selectively in the male offspring

  • Rani J. Qasem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    • ,
  • Ganesh Cherala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University & Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • ,
  • Anil P. D'mello

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 215 596 8941.

Received 27 January 2010 ,Revised 7 May 2010 ,Accepted 26 May 2010.

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PII: S0271-5317(10)00090-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.05.008

Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 410-417 , June 2010

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