Article
Programming of intermediary metabolism.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 20 Dec 2001
Petry C J, Ozanne S E, Hales C N
Abstract excerpt
Studies of animal models were carried out to explore mechanisms that might underlie epidemiological findings linking indices of poor early (fetal and early postnatal) growth to an increased risk of developing poor glucose tolerance, including the metabolic syndrome, in adult life. Adult obesity was also seen to play an important role in adding to these risks. We proposed the 'thrifty phenotype' hypothesis to...
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