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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Gioia Altobelli
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50935 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Altobelli Gioia G Bogdarina Irina G IG Stupka Elia E Clark Adrian J L AJ Langley-Evans Simon S
PloS one 20131231 12
A large body of evidence from human and animal studies demonstrates that the maternal diet during pregnancy can programme physiological and metabolic functions in the developing fetus, effectively determining susceptibility to later disease. The mechanistic basis of such programming is unclear but may involve resetting of epigenetic marks and fetal gene expression. The aim of this study was to evaluate genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression in the livers of newborn rats exposed to mater ...[more]