Diabetes and Preimplantation Events of Embryogenesis

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From animal and human studies is it clear that mammalian embryos are vulnerable to injury during the earliest preimplantation stages of development. Exposure to some agents during this brief period has resulted not only in fetal loss but also in malformations. Thus, the potential for maternal induced embryotoxicity exists earlier than previously expected. This period is marked by a drastic change in metabolic...

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