Placental expression of the obesity-associated gene FTO is reduced by fetal growth restriction but not by macrosomia in rats and humans

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 134-138

  Mayeur, S ^a   Cisse, O ^a   Gabory, A ^b   Barbaux, S ^c   Vaiman, D ^c   Vambergue, A ^a   Fajardy, I ^a   Deloof, S ^a   Junien, C ^b   Laborie, C ^a   Vieau, D ^a   Lesage, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

Author keywords

fetal growth; FTO; human; placenta; rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882980528     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174412000748     Document Type: Article

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