The expression of metabolic genes in the adipose tissue of dams fed different proportions (10/73, 20/63 or 30/53%) of dietary protein/dietary carbohydrates (DP/DCH) during gestation and lactation.

<p>(A) The relative mRNA levels of sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP1), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and hormone sensitive lipase (HSL). (B) A representative immunoblot of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), threonine phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (P-AMPK), p70 S6 kinase (S6K), threonine phosphorylation of S6 kinase (P-S6K), fatty acid synthase (FAS) and actin. Western blot densitometric analysis of (C) FAS/ACTIN, (D) P-S6K/S6K and (E) P-AMPK/AMPK. Values are the mean ± SEM of three different blots. n = 5. *p<0.05, **p<0.01 ***p<0.001.