Title: Why does a high-fat diet induce preeclampsia-like symptoms in pregnant rats?
Authors: Jing Ge; Jun Wang; Dan Xue; Zhengsheng Zhu; Zhenyu Chen; Xiaoqiu Li; Dongfeng Su; Juan Du
Abstract: The article presents a study which examines the role of high-fat diet in the development of preeclampsia-like symptoms in pregnant rats. The study is investigated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and western blot. Results show that pregnant rats can suffer preeclampsia symptoms due to high-fat diets.
Subjects: HIGH-fat diet; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY complications; SYMPTOMS; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; WESTERN immunoblotting; LABORATORY rats
Publication: Neural Regeneration Research, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 20, p1872
ISSN: 1673-5374
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.20.006

Why does a high-fat diet induce preeclampsia-like symptoms in pregnant rats?

Jing Ge; Jun Wang; Dan Xue; Zhengsheng Zhu; Zhenyu Chen; Xiaoqiu Li; Dongfeng Su; Juan Du