Essays about: "Bahriye Karakas"

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  1. 1. Impact of a maternal high-fat diet on mouse placental epigenetic programming

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Bahriye Karakas; [2011]
    Keywords : epigenetic; high-fat diet; placenta; DOHaD; sexual dimorphism;

    Abstract : OBJECTIVE: To assess how nutrient intakes of mouse mothers during pregnancy influence placental and fetal growth, we fed pregnant mother with a high-fat diet (HFD) and collect fetus and placentas in the middle of fetal period and at term. MATERIAL and METHODS: We studied gene expression by RT-qPCR and DNA methylation by LUMA to understand the molecular mechanisms of placental epigenetic programming in the labyrinth layer of the placenta, where nutrient exchanges take place. READ MORE