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ra0003o020 | SRF Student Prize Session | SRF2016

Maternal high fat diet (HFD) in the adult offspring brain modifies cell density and neuronal density

Pedraza Diego Ojeda , Jane-Coupe Kate , Earl Megan , Hutton Oliver , Eckert Judith , Willaime-Morawek Sandrine

Introduction: An upward trend in maternal obesity is rising every year. Different data suggest that maternal obesity during gestation may have effects on a high risk of children of developing physiological and psychological dysfunctions in later life. Animal models suggest that a maternal high fat diet (HFD) during pregnancy could have enduring consequences on brain structure and development in the offspring. Our aim is to evaluate the effects of maternal HFD on both offspring...