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- 2Pregnancy
- 1Chronic Variable Stress
- 1Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
- 1Epigenetics
- 1Fructose
- 1Bell, Rhonda (Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Dr. Carolyn Fitzsimmons (Animal Science)
- 1Dr. David Olson (Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics and Physiology)
- 1Dr. Gerlinde Metz (co-supervisor, Adjunct Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- 1Dr. Paul Stothard (Animal Science)
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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
DownloadSpring 2017
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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Method, degree and lineage of prenatal maternal stress: effects on inflammatory and stress marker profiles of reproductive tissues and pregnancy outcomes
DownloadSpring 2023
Lopes, Nayara Gabriela Antunes
Prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) is any type of stress that pregnant women and animals experience. It was reported that over 70% of pregnant women experience low to moderate stress, while 6% experience high stress. Growing evidence indicates that PNMS influences maternal and offspring health...
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Spring 2023
Nutrition of the beef cow during pregnancy influences fetal development and potential changes in phenotype. On average 9-10% of beef cows are below the optimal condition score of 2.5/5 at both pre-breeding and pregnancy tests, indicating potential nutritional stress during gestation (Waldner and...