Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Mediates Adrenal Development Dysfunction in Offspring Rats Induced by Prenatal Food Restriction

Our previous study demonstrated that prenatal food restriction (PFR) could induce the dysfunction of the hypothalamic –pituitary–adrenal axis and glucocorticoid-related glucose and lipid metabolic alterations in adult offspring rats.

Source: Archives of Medical Research - December 1, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Zheng He, Feng Lv, Yufeng Ding, Chunyan Zhu, Hegui Huang, Li Zhang, Yu Guo, Hui Wang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research