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Victoria H J Roberts1, Antonio E Frias2, Kevin L Grove3.
Abstract
The in utero environment is a key determinant of long-term health outcomes; poor maternal metabolic state and placental insufficiency are strongly associated with these long-term health risks. Human epidemiological studies link maternal obesity and offspring cardiovascular disease in later life, but mechanistic studies in animal models are limited. Here, we review the literature pertaining to maternal consequences of obesity during pregnancy and the subsequent impact on fetal cardiovascular development. ©2015 Int. Union Physiol. Sci./Am. Physiol. Soc.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25933822 PMCID: PMC4422977 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00021.2014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN: 1548-9221