Abstract:Objective
To analyze the impact of maternal Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) on offspring muscle development in adulthood of male and female rats.
Methods
Twelve 5‐week‐old female Wistar Hannover rats were fed either a Vit. D3+ diet (AIN93G with 1000 IU vitamin D3/kg diet) or Vit. D3− diet (AIN93G without vitamin D3) for six weeks and then bred to male rats. Mothers were maintained on the diets throughout gestation and lactation. At weaning, male and female offsprings were separated in four groups: male and female o… Show more
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