Preovulatory exposure to a protein-restricted diet disrupts amino acid kinetics and alters mitochondrial structure and function in the rat oocyte and is partially rescued by folic acid

• Main Authors: Amy K. Schutt (Author), Chellakkan S. Blesson (Author), Jean W. Hsu (Author), Cecilia T. Valdes (Author), William E. Gibbons (Author), Farook Jahoor (Author), Chandra Yallampalli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Detrimental exposures during pregnancy have been implicated in programming offspring to develop permanent changes in physiology and metabolism, increasing the risk for developing diseases in adulthood such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and obesity. This study investiga...