Identifying a window of vulnerability during fetal development in a maternal iron restriction model.

It is well acknowledged from observations in humans that iron deficiency during pregnancy can be associated with a number of developmental problems in the newborn and developing child. Due to the obvious limitations of human studies, the stage during gestation at which maternal iron deficiency cause...

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Main Authors: Camelia Mihaila, Jordan Schramm, Frederick G Strathmann, Dawn L Lee, Robert M Gelein, Anne E Luebke, Margot Mayer-Pröschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3057971?pdf=render