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Prenatal Exposure to a Maternal High-Fat Diet Affects Histone Modification of Cardiometabolic Genes in Newborn Rats.
Nutrients - 20 Apr 2017
Upadhyaya Bijaya, Larsen Tricia, Barwari Shivon, Louwagie Eli J, Baack Michelle L, Dey Moul
Abstract excerpt
Infants born to women with diabetes or obesity are exposed to excess circulating fuels during fetal heart development and are at higher risk of cardiac diseases. We have previously shown that late-gestation diabetes, especially in conjunction with a maternal high-fat (HF) diet, impairs cardiac functions in rat-offspring. This study investigated changes in genome-wide histone modifications in newborn hearts from...
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