Maternal hyperglycemia impairs postnatal skeletal muscle growth and induces stage-dependent gene expression changes in mouse offspring
Yayoi Tokunaga, Tamaki Kurosawa, Taiki Mihara, Delphine Duprez, Masatoshi Hori
This study shows maternal hyperglycemia impairs skeletal muscle growth in offspring at 4 and 8 weeks, with distinct gene expression changes at each stage.
bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology