According to unpublished data from Cullen-McEwen et al. (mentioned in the third lecture in the series), the increased nephron endowment in offspring of mice fed a high fat/low carbohydrate diet during pregnancy and postnatal life is due, at least in part to:

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an extension of the period of nephrogenesis by at least 24 hours

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an increased number of nephron progenitor cells in each nephrogenic niche

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a 4-day extension of the period of nephrogenesis

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faster branching morphogenesis in the developing kidneys

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According to unpublished data from Cullen-McEwen et al. (mentioned in the thir...

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