Endocrine Abstracts

Minerals and micronutrients deficiency have been reported to impair reproductive function. We investigated the influence of low salt diet and high salt diet on implantation and pregnancy in Sprague-Dawley rats. One hundred and forty-four rats were acclimatized and divided into three groups consisting of control/normal salt diet (0.3% salt), low salt diet (0.14% salt) and high salt diet (8% salt). All the rats were fed with respective diets for 6 weeks. The oestrous cycle was t...

Low birth weight has been reported in the offspring of rats fed with low salt diet. This study estimated the levels of maternal growth factors of pregnant rats fed with low salt and high salt diet. Seventy-two female Sprague–Dawley rats were acclimatized and divided into three groups consisting of control/normal salt diet (0.3% salt), low salt diet (0.14% salt) and high salt diet (8% salt). Rats were fed for six weeks and the cycles of the rats were observed in the 6th we...