Publications by authors named "Natalie L Trutalli"
Maternal exercise opportunity before, during, and after pregnancy alters maternal care behavior and offspring development and survival, but has few effects on offspring physical activity or body composition.
Nicole E Schwartz Margaret P Schmill Marcell D Cadney Alberto A Castro David A Hillis Natalie L Trutalli
Physiol Behav
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Early-life experiences, particularly parental behaviors during critical development periods, can have significant long-term effects on offspring traits in mammals.
- In an experiment with mice selectively bred for high running behavior, researchers investigated how maternal exercise affected maternal care and offspring physical activity and body composition.
- Results showed that HR mice (high runners) exhibited less maternal care when exercising compared to non-selected CON dams, with implications for offspring health and development.