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SUBMITTER: Boersma GJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3959611 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boersma Gretha J GJ Moghadam Alexander A AA Cordner Zachary A ZA Tamashiro Kellie L KL
Endocrinology 20140127 4
Both prenatal stress (PNS) exposure and a passive stress-coping style have been identified as risk factors for insulin resistance in rats. In the current study, we test the hypothesis that PNS and stress-coping style may interact in predicting susceptibility for metabolic disease. To test this hypothesis, adult male control and PNS offspring were behaviorally characterized using a defensive burying test to have either a passive or proactive stress-coping style. In adulthood, all rats were fed ei ...[more]