Early programming of reproductive health and fertility: novel neuroendocrine mechanisms and implications in reproductive medicine

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BACKGROUND: According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis, environmental changes taking place during early maturational periods may alter normal development and predispose to the occurrence of diverse pathologies later in life. Indeed, adverse conditions during these critical developmental windows of high plasticity have been reported to alter the offspring developmental...

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