Metabolic imprinting
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metabolic-imprinting-305-3982819
title:
Metabolic imprinting
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Metabolic imprinting refers to the long-term physiological and metabolic effects that an offspring's prenatal and postnatal environments have on them. Perinatal nutrition has been identified as a significant factor in determining an offspring's likelihood of it being predisposed to developing cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes amongst other conditions. During pregnancy, maternal glucose can cross the blood-placental barrier meaning maternal hyperglycaemia is associated with foe
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Long-term metabolic effects of environment on fetuses and neonates
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_imprinting
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2023-08-24T07:45:18Z
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