Effects of postnatal growth restriction and subsequent catch-up growth on neurodevelopment and glucose homeostasis in rats.
Erica E AlexeevBo LönnerdalIan J Griffin
Published in: BMC physiology (2015)
In rats, differences in postnatal growth restriction leads to changes in development and in insulin sensitivity. These results may contribute to better elucidating the causes of poor developmental outcomes in human preterm infants.