Effect of Gender on Metabolic and Neurodevelopmental Parameters of Postnatally Growth-Restricted Rats Undergoing Catch-Up Growth.

Objective: To determine the long-term effects of early postnatal malnutrition and various degrees of catch-up growth on metabolic (serum glucose, leptin, triacylglycerides) and neurodevelopmental parameters (learning and memory) among male and female rodent models, mimicking human preterm infants.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of the Study: CMH Multan Insitute of Medical Sciences, from September 2021 to December 2021.