Adaptive responses by mouse early embryos to maternal diet protect fetal growth but predispose to adult onset disease

Poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy can alter postnatal phenotype and increase susceptibility to adult cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we show that maternal low protein diet (LPD), fed exclusively during mouse preimplantation deve...

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Main Authors: Watkins, Adam J. (Author), Ursell, Elizabeth (Author), Panton, Rose (Author), Papenbrock, Thomas (Author), Hollis, Lisa (Author), Cunningham, Colm (Author), Wilkins, Adrian (Author), Perry, V.Hugh (Author), Sheth, Bhavwanti (Author), Kwong, Wing Yee (Author), Eckert, Judith Joana (Author), Wild, Arthur E. (Author), Hanson, Mark A. (Author), Osmond, Clive (Author), Fleming, Tom P. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2008-02-01.
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