Hormones, Intrauterine Health and Programming

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Seckl, Jonathan R. (Editor), Christen, Yves (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions, 12
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Obstetrics.; Endocrinology.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.

The environment of the fetus in the womb is emerging as a key determinant not only of its immediate status but also of the offspring’s long-term well-being. This largely started with reports of striking epidemiological associations between lower, but still normal, birth weight and a marked increase...