Article
Metabolic Disease Programming: From Mitochondria to Epigenetics, Glucocorticoid Signalling and Beyond
1 Jun 2021
Abstract excerpt
Embryonic and foetal development are critical periods of development in which several environmental cues determine health and disease in adulthood. Maternal conditions and an unfavourable intrauterine environment impact foetal development and may programme the offspring for increased predisposition to metabolic diseases and other chronic pathologic conditions throughout adult life. Previously, non-communicable...
