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SUBMITTER: de Barros Mucci D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7188669 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of obesity (2005) 20200313 5
<h4>Background</h4>In utero exposure to obesity is consistently associated with increased risk of metabolic disease, obesity and cardiovascular dysfunction in later life despite the divergence of birth weight outcomes. The placenta plays a critical role in offspring development and long-term health, as it mediates the crosstalk between the maternal and fetal environments. However, its phenotypic and molecular modifications in the context of maternal obesity associated with fetal growth restricti ...[more]