Metabolic consequences of intrauterine growth retardation.

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb18410.x

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Metabolic consequences of intrauterine growth retardation.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement - 1 Nov 1997

Hales C N

Abstract excerpt

Epidemiological studies have revealed strong and reproducible links between indices of poor fetal, and possibly infant, growth and susceptibility to the development of glucose intolerance and insulin resistance syndrome in adult life. The 'thrifty phenotype' hypothesis has been proposed to explai...

Topics

Animals
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Male
Models, Biological
Nutritional Status
Phenotype
Pregnancy

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