ea0065op5.3 | Reproductive Endocrinology and Biology | SFEBES2019
Iranloye Bolanle
, Ogunsola Bimbo
, Adegoke Olufeyisipe
Foetal exposure to a diabetic intra-uterine environment is known to impair metabolic processes with long term consequences, a phenomenon termed foetal programming. However, the mechanisms involved has not been completely understood. Fructose feeding has been used to induce type 2 diabetes in animal models. This study aims to investigate if stress mechanism is involved in the foetal programming of diabetic pregnancies. Twenty-four female rats were randomly divided into two grou...