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Early-life sex-dependent vulnerability to oxidative stress: the natural twining model
1 Oct 2012
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OBJECTIVES: Twins represent a unique natural model for studying fetal adaptation to a suboptimal supply of nutrients in utero, the most likely cause of reduced fetal growth, which has been associated with cardiovascular risk. The proposed developmental origin of cardiovascular diseases may offer new venues for investigating the molecular basis of the well-known gender disparity in cardiovascular disease...
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