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ea0016p649 | Reproduction | ECE2008

Accumulation of dietary glycotoxins in the reproductive system of normal female rats

Diamanti-Kandarakis Evanthia , Piperi Christina , Kandaraki Eleni , Korkolopoulou Penelope , Patsouris Efstratios , Papalois Apostolos , Papavassiliou Athanasios

The present study aimed to investigate whether dietary advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are detected in the ovarian tissue of normal female rats and whether they affect metabolic or hormonal profile.Normal rats were randomly assigned to regular diet, high (H-AGE) or low (L-AGE) content for 6 months. Age-matched rats fed with regular diet served as controls.H-AGE rats, demonstrated higher levels of fasting glucose (P&#6...