Article
Transgenerational developmental programming.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Aiken Catherine E, Ozanne Susan E
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BACKGROUND: The concept of developmental programming suggests that the early life environment influences offspring characteristics in later life, including the propensity to develop diseases such as the metabolic syndrome. There is now growing evidence that the effects of developmental programming may also manifest in further generations without further suboptimal exposure. This review considers the evidence,...
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