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The fetal, neonatal, and infant environments-the long-term consequences for disease risk.
Early human development - 1 Jan 2005
Gluckman Peter D, Cutfield Wayne, Hofman Paul, Hanson Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The developmental origins of health and disease can be understood by reference to the fundamentals of developmental plasticity. It is essential to distinguish between those environmental effects acting during development that are disruptive from those that have adaptive value. The latter are likely to underpin programming and the developmental origins of adult disease. It is suggested that greater disease risk is...
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