In Utero Programming of Later Adiposity: The Role of Fetal Growth Restriction

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ousseynou Sarr (Συγγραφέας), Kaiping Yang (Συγγραφέας), Timothy R. H. Regnault (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is strongly associated with obesity in adult life. The mechanisms contributing to the onset of IUGR-associated adult obesity have been studied in animal models and humans, where changes in fetal adipose tissue development, hormone levels and epigenome have been...