Fetal liver blood flow distribution: role in human developmental strategy to prioritize fat deposition versus brain development.

Among primates, human neonates have the largest brains but also the highest proportion of body fat. If placental nutrient supply is limited, the fetus faces a dilemma: should resources be allocated to brain growth, or to fat deposition for use as a potential postnatal energy reserve? We hypothesised...

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Main Authors: Keith M Godfrey, Guttorm Haugen, Torvid Kiserud, Hazel M Inskip, Cyrus Cooper, Nicholas C W Harvey, Sarah R Crozier, Sian M Robinson, Lucy Davies, Southampton Women's Survey Study Group, Mark A Hanson
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Colecção:PLoS ONE
Acesso em linha:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3425554?pdf=render
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