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Intergenerational epigenetic inheritance in models of developmental programming of adult disease
1 Jul 2015
Abstract excerpt
It is now well established that the environment to which we are exposed during fetal and neonatal life can have a long-term impact on our health. This has been termed the developmental origins of health and disease. Factors known to have such programming effects include intrauterine nutrient availability (determined by maternal nutrition and placental function), endocrine disruptors, toxins and infectious agents....
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