Fetal Programming of the Neuroendocrine-Immune System and Metabolic Disease
Adverse uterine environments experienced during fetal development can alter the projected growth pattern of various organs and systems of the body, leaving the offspring at an increased risk of metabolic disease. The thrifty phenotype hypothesis has been demonstrated as an alteration to the growth t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pregnancy |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/792934 |
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