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Do little embryos make big decisions? How maternal dietary protein restriction can permanently change an embryo's potential, affecting adult health
2 Mar 2015
Abstract excerpt
Periconceptional environment may influence embryo development, ultimately affecting adult health. Here, we review the rodent model of maternal low-protein diet specifically during the preimplantation period (Emb-LPD) with normal nutrition during subsequent gestation and postnatally. This model, studied mainly in the mouse, leads to cardiovascular, metabolic and behavioural disease in adult offspring, with females...
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