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Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat (2015)
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Muir, R., Ballan, J., Clifford, B., McMullen, S., Khan, R., Shmygol, A., …Elmes, M. (in press). Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat. Clinical Science, 130(3), https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20150539

Maternal obesity is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labour and emergency caesarean section, but the mechanisms are unknown. The present study investigated the effects of an adiposity-inducing high fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet on uter... Read More about Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat.

Excess maternal salt or fructose intake programmes sex-specific, stress- and fructose-sensitive hypertension in the offspring (2015)
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Gardiner, S. M., Gardner, D. S., Elmes, M., & Gray, C. (2016). Excess maternal salt or fructose intake programmes sex-specific, stress- and fructose-sensitive hypertension in the offspring. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(4), 594-604. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515004936

© Copyright 2015 The Authors. The Western diet is typically high in salt and fructose, which have pressor activity. Maternal diet can affect offspring blood pressure, but the extent to which maternal intake of excess salt and fructose may influence c... Read More about Excess maternal salt or fructose intake programmes sex-specific, stress- and fructose-sensitive hypertension in the offspring.

Maternal age effects on myometrial expression of contractile proteins, uterine gene expression, and contractile activity during labor in the rat (2015)
Journal Article
Elmes, M., Szyszka, A., Pauliat, C., Clifford, B., Daniel, Z., Cheng, Z., …McMullen, S. (2015). Maternal age effects on myometrial expression of contractile proteins, uterine gene expression, and contractile activity during labor in the rat. Physiological Reports, 3(4), Article e12305. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12305

Advanced maternal age of first time pregnant mothers is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labor and significant risk of emergency cesarean section. We investigated the influence of maternal age on myometrial contractility, expression of con... Read More about Maternal age effects on myometrial expression of contractile proteins, uterine gene expression, and contractile activity during labor in the rat.