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The thrifty phenotype hypothesis: thrifty offspring or thrifty mother?

Journal of theoretical biology - 7 Mar 2003

Wells Jonathan C K

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Medical research is increasingly focusing on the contribution of nutritional programming to disease in later life. Programming is a process whereby a stimulus during a critical window of time permanently affects subsequent structure, function or developmental schedule of the organism. The thrifty phenotype hypothesis is widely used to interpret such studies, with early growth restriction seen as adaptation to...

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PMID: 12634051
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3183

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