Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 418-426 , June 2010

Neonatal and fetal exposure to trans-fatty acids retards early growth and adiposity while adversely affecting glucose in mice

  • Kylie Kavanagh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Tel.: +1 336 716 1555; fax: +1 336 716 1515.
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  • Soraya Sajadian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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  • Kurt A. Jenkins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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  • Martha D. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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  • J. Jeffery Carr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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  • Janice D. Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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  • Lawrence L. Rudel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA

Received 16 April 2010 ,Revised 4 June 2010 ,Accepted 7 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.06.006

Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 418-426 , June 2010

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