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Maternal aging reduces female fecundity and alters offspring phenotype in a sex-specific manner
www.publish.csiro.au/RD/RD24164
In 🐁, ♀️ aging reduces pregnancy rate, litter size and pup survival to weaning. ♀️ offspring were bigger, ♂️ had altered glucose tolerance and hyperactivity
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Maternal aging reduces female fecundity and alters offspring phenotype in a sex-specific manner
Context The age of childbearing in women has increased, with more babies born to women over 30years old than to those in their 20s. However, increasing maternal age is associated with a range of pregn...