The factors controlling linear growth and weight gain in the human fetus and newborn infant
are poorly understood. We review here the changes in linear growth, weight gain, lean body …

In mammals, adipose tissues and skeletal muscles (SkMs) play a major role in the regulation
of energy homeostasis. Recent studies point to a possibility of dynamic interplay between …

Sarcolipin (SLN) is a regulator of sarco/endo plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA)
pump and has been shown to be involved in muscle nonshivering thermogenesis (NST) and …

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection during late gestation
negatively affects fetal development. The objective of this study was to identify the fetal …

To understand the effect of fetal thyroid gland disruption on development in swine, we
evaluated thyroid hormone levels, growth and developmental characteristics, and gene …

Background: The fetal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis plays a key role in the
control of parturition and maturation of organ systems in preparation for birth. In hypothyroid …

Hormones have an important role in regulating fetal metabolism in relation to the prevailing
nutritional conditions both in late gestation and during the prepartum period as the fetus …

Thyroid hormones regulate adult metabolism partly through actions on mitochondrial
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). They also affect neurological development of the …

Adverse environmental conditions before birth are known to programme adult metabolic and
endocrine phenotypes in several species. However, whether increments in fetal cortisol …

Objectives Childhood obesity and iodine deficiency are global public health concerns.
Whether maternal iodine status mediates overweight in infancy has yet to be explored. We …