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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Foetal programming"”.
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The effects of diet varying in fat content on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus in wistar rat offspring
… show that maternal health directly influences foetal development and birth outcomes. Malnutrition of the growing foetus may lead to development of T2D and other metabolic diseases later in life. Consequently, several studies have reported that maternal diet programmes the foetus leading to …
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Psychological and Biological Sequelae of Exposure to Prenatal Maternal Depression: Findings from the 25-Year Prospective South London Child Development Study
… Many of these effects have been attributed to foetal programming of offspring brain development during gestation. Research has also demonstrated an association between exposure to prenatal maternal depression and offspring childhood maltreatment. The main aim of this thesis is to investigate …
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Does maternal nicotine exposure during gestation and lactation change the oxidant-antioxidant status of the lungs of the offsprings and is tomato juice protecting the lungs of the offsprings?
Nicotine exposure to the fetus through tobacco smoking or nicotine replacement therapy during the whole period of gestation and lactation causes diverse effects on fetal and neonatal lung development, integrity and maturation which compromise the gas exchange function of the lungs and renders this …