Nutrition during Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Epigenetic Status—Evidence from Human and Animal Studies
Pregnancy is a vital time of growth and development during which maternal nutrition significantly influences the future health of both mother and baby. During pregnancy, the fetus experiences a critical period of plasticity. Epigenetics, specifically DNA methylation, plays an important role here. As...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Nutrition and Metabolic Insights |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/NMI.S29527 |