Nutritional regulation of fetal growth

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Nutritional regulation of fetal growth

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Fetal growth is largely regulated by nutritional supply. The placenta is responsible for fetal nutrient supply for much of pregnancy, but in early pregnancy nutrition is histiotrophic. Both placental size and efficiency, and fetal growth, may be affected by maternal nutritional state before and during very early pregnancy. In contrast, manipulating maternal nutrition during later stages of pregnancy has a smaller than expected effect on fetal growth. Maternal nutrition before and during early...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2013

Creator

Bloomfield, Francis / Jaquiery, Anne / Oliver, Mark

URL

http://hdl.handle.net/2292/31745

Related subjects

Animals / Female / Fetal Development / Gestational Age / Growth / Humans / Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Nutritional Status / Phenotype / Placenta / Pregnancy / Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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