Maternal cardiometabolic dysfunction and fetal sex-specific alterations to uterine vascular reactivity in an ovine model of diet-induced obesity during pregnancy
Rachael C. Crew, A. G. COCHRANE, Youguo Niu, Sage G. Ford, Clement Cahen, Skaai H Davison, Michael P. Murphy, Susan Elizabeth Ozanne, Dino A. Giussani
This study develops an ovine model of maternal diet-induced obesity during pregnancy and finds fetal sex-specific changes in uterine vascular function.
bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology