Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) From Biological Basis to Clinical Significance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kubota, Takeo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fukuoka, Hideoki (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1012
• Subjects: Human physiology.; Reproductive medicine.; Developmental biology.; Human Physiology.; Reproductive Medicine.; Developmental Biology.

This book addresses the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD), a new medical concept that demonstrates that various adult diseases start in the fetal period. It discusses our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of DOHaD, including gene body epigenetics and non-coding RNA,...