Fetal Programming of Body Composition, Obesity, and Metabolic Function: The Role of Intrauterine Stress and Stress Biology

Epidemiological, clinical, physiological, cellular, and molecular evidence suggests that the origins of obesity and metabolic dysfunction can be traced back to intrauterine life and supports an important role for maternal nutrition prior to and during gestation in fetal programming. The elucidation...

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Main Authors: Sonja Entringer, Claudia Buss, James M. Swanson, Dan M. Cooper, Deborah A. Wing, Feizal Waffarn, Pathik D. Wadhwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/632548
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