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- 1Davey, Ashley
- 1Francescutti, Louis Hugo.
- 1Hunziker, Rosemarie D.
- 1Jiang, Xiu-Yan.
- 1Lai, Raymond Kai Chi Lai.
- 3Department of Medical Sciences
- 2Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 1Department of Immunology
- 1Department of Medicine
- 1Department of Physiology
- 1Ambrose, Divakar (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Bell, Rhonda (Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Davidge, Sandra T (Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Physiology)
- 1Guilbert, Larry J (Medical Microbiology and Immunology
- 1Hemmings, Denise (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
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High fructose intake during pregnancy adversely affects insulin resistance, lipid profiles, and affects placental gene expression of nutrient transporters and angiogenesis in rat dams and their pregnant offspring
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Fructose intake has increased over the past several decades due to high consumption of sugary foods and drinks. In non-pregnant humans and animals, high fructose intake results in hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance and weight gain, although its effects on metabolic adaptations to pregnancy and on...
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Fall 2013
The placenta is an essential transitory fetal organ responsible for the key processes of nutrient, oxygen, and waste transfer between the mother and the fetus throughout gestation. Placental size is, importantly, known to correlate to fetal weight, and the malfunction and malformation of the...
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Spring 2011
Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of congenital infection in newborns. One mechanism for this virus to reach the fetus is to cross the placenta through the syncytiotrophoblast layer. Accumulation and protection of pathogens in the syncytiotrophoblast could affect the systemic...