ea0090p671 | Environmental Endocrinology | ECE2023
Cristina Lisboa Patricia
, Lopes de Souza Luana
, Aparecida Miranda Rosiane
, Gaspar de Moura Egberto
Caffeine crosses the placenta and mammary barrier and can affect the offspring metabolism and endocrine system from heavy caffeine users. Here, we tested the impact of a safe dose of maternal caffeine (200-300 mg/day) on plasma hormone of offspring from both sexes at different ages (weaning, puberty and adulthood). For this, pregnant Wistar rats received caffeine (25mg/kg/day) by gavage or vehicle during gestation (GEST group), lactation (LACT group) or both periods (G+L group...