Long-Term Effects of Placental Growth on Overweight and Body Composition
Obesity is programmed in utero and small babies generally have small placentas. In some circumstances, an undernourished fetus can expand its placental surface to extract more nutrients. We hypothesize that this results in an imbalanced nutrient supply to the fetus leading to obesity. To determine w...
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Main Authors: | Johan G. Eriksson (Author), Jill Gelow (Author), Kent L. Thornburg (Author), Clive Osmond (Author), Markku Laakso (Author), Matti Uusitupa (Author), Virpi Lindi (Author), Eero Kajantie (Author), David J. P. Barker (Author) |
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Hindawi Limited,
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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