Endocrine Abstracts

Maternal diabetes is known to impair placental function; however, its effect on placental expression of progesterone and oestrogen receptors has not been well documented. Fructose has been used to induce insulin resistance in animal models (Suga et al., 2000). The study aimed to assess maternal serum levels of progesterone, oestriol, oestradiol; placental morphology and its expression of progesterone and oestrogens receptors in fructose-induced diabetic rats. Twelve f...

Maternal diabetes is known to impair placental function; however, its effect on placental expression of progesterone and oestrogen receptors has not been well documented. Fructose feeding has been used to induce insulin resistance in animal models (Suga et al., 2000; Arikawe et al., 2004; Iranloye et al., 2011). The study aimed to assess maternal serum levels of progesterone, oestriol and oestradiol; placental morphology and its expression of progest...