Reduction in Oocyte Number Following Prenatal Exposure to a Diet High in Galactose
- 4 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 214 (4525) , 1145-1147
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7302587
Abstract
When pregnant rats were fed a 50 percent galactose diet there was a striking reduction in oocyte number in the offspring. The most prominent effects were noted after exposure to galactose during the premeiotic stages of oogenesis. Prenatal exposure to galactose or its metabolites may contribute to the premature ovarian failure characteristic of human galactosemia.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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