Article
Peg3 Deficiency Results in Sexually Dimorphic Losses and Gains in the Normal Repertoire of Placental Hormones
27 Sept 2018
Abstract excerpt
Hormones from the fetally-derived placenta signal to the mother throughout pregnancy to ensure optimal fetal growth and prepare the mother for her new role in nurturing her offspring. Through evolution, placental hormones have under gone remarkable diversification and species-specific expansions thought to be due to constant rebalancing of resource allocation between mother and offspring. Genomic imprinting, an...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
