Parental experience of a risky environment leads to improved offspring growth rate

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Summary

Female laboratory mice were injected with lipopolysaccharides before mating to provide constant information on the potential infectious risk of the environment, and offspring from immune-challenged parents that suffered the most from inflammation grew at a faster rate than offspring from low suffering parents.

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article
Published
2014-08-01
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Keywords

Offspring, Biology, Pregnancy, Immune system, Mating

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