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Fetal malnutrition-induced catch up failure is caused by elevated levels of miR-322 in rats.
Scientific reports - 28 Jan 2020
Nemoto Takahiro, Kakinuma Yoshihiko
Abstract excerpt
If sufficient nutrition is not obtained during pregnancy, the fetus changes its endocrine system and metabolism to protect the brain, resulting in a loss of body size. The detailed mechanisms that determine the success or failure of growth catch-up are still unknown. Therefore, we investigated the mechanism by which catch-up growth failure occurs. The body weights of rat pups at birth from dams whose calorie...
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