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Maternal cortisol disproportionately impacts fetal growth in male offspring: Evidence from the Philippines

OBJECTIVES: Lower birth weight (BW) re-occurs across generations, but the intermediate mechanisms remain poorly understood. One potential pathway involves cortisol, which may be elevated in women born small and in turn could lead to fetal growth restriction in offspring. To test this possibility, we...

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Main Authors: Thayer, Zaneta M., Feranil, Alan B., Kuzawa, Christopher W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181846/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22121049
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.21226
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