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Developmental origins of non-communicable disease: Implications for research and public health

Environmental Health, 2012
This White Paper highlights the developmental period as a plastic phase, which allows the organism to adapt to changes in the environment to maintain or improve reproductive capability in part through sustained health.
Barouki Robert, Gluckman Peter D, Grandjean Philippe, Hanson Mark, Heindel Jerrold J   +4 more
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Alteration of rat fetal cerebral cortex development after prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are environmental contaminants that persist in environment and human tissues. Perinatal exposure to these endocrine disruptors causes cognitive deficits and learning disabilities in children.
Elise Naveau, Anneline Pinson, Arlette Gérard, Laurent Nguyen, Corinne Charlier, Jean-Pierre Thomé, R Thomas Zoeller, Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Anne-Simone Parent   +8 more
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Developmental and functional effects of steroid hormones on the neuroendocrine axis and spinal cord [PDF]

, 2016
This review highlights the principal effects of steroid hormones at central and peripheral levels in the neuroendocrine axis. The data discussed highlight the principal role of oestrogens and testosterone in hormonal programming in relation to sexual ...
Gonzalez Deniselle, Maria Claudia, Lara, H. E., Recabarren, S. E., Roselli, C. E., Zubeldia Brenner, Lautaro   +4 more
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Disrupted Social Hierarchy in Prenatally Valproate-Exposed Autistic-Like Rats

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired socio-communicational function, repetitive and restricted behaviors. Valproic acid (VPA) was reported to increase the prevalence of ASD in humans as a consequence of its use during pregnancy ...
Péter Pelsőczi, Péter Pelsőczi, Kristóf Kelemen, Cecília Csölle, Gábor Nagy, Balázs Lendvai, Viktor Román, György Lévay, György Lévay   +8 more
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Effects of prenatal exposure to (es)citalopram and maternal depression during pregnancy on DNA methylation and child neurodevelopment

Translational Psychiatry, 2023
Studies assessing associations between prenatal exposure to antidepressants, maternal depression, and offspring DNA methylation (DNAm) have been inconsistent.
Emilie Willoch Olstad, Hedvig Marie Egeland Nordeng, Geir Kjetil Sandve, Robert Lyle, Kristina Gervin   +4 more
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Metabotropic glutamate 2/3 receptors and epigenetic modifications in psychotic disorders: a review [PDF]

, 2016
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder are chronic psychiatric disorders, both considered as "major psychosis"; they are thought to share some pathogenetic factors involving a dysfunctional gene x environment interaction.
Grayson, Danis R, Guidotti, Alessandro, MATRISCIANO, FRANCESCO, NICOLETTI, Ferdinando, PANACCIONE, ISABELLA   +4 more
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Cardiovascular disease in a cohort exposed to the 1940-45 Channel Islands occupation [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND To clarify the nature of the relationship between food deprivation/undernutrition during pre- and postnatal development and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in later life, this study examined the relationship between birth weight (as a marker ...
A Forsdahl, A Laine, A Langlois, A Singhal, Allyson Byrom, C Cruickshank, D Kuh, DA Lawlor, DJP Barker, George TH Ellison, GTH Ellison, GTH Ellison, GTH Ellison, H Dunmore, I Koupil, IS Fentiman, J Rich-Edwards, JG Eriksson, KS Joseph, L Adair, M Bihet, M Bunting, M Eriksson, M Kelly, Mark S Gilthorpe, MJM Dirx, MJM Dirx, MJM Dirx, O Day, P Sanders, P Sparen, PAH van Noord, R Head, R Head, R Huxley, R McLoughlin, RF Head, Rosemary F Head, RWB Ellis, S Greenland, SG Elias, SG Elias, Y-K Tu, Z Stein   +43 more
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Maternal and birth cohort studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background We systematically reviewed and chronicled exposures and outcomes measured in the maternal and birth cohort studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and quantitatively summarized the weighted effect estimates between maternal ...
Rami H. Al-Rifai, Nasloon Ali, Esther T. Barigye, Amal H. I. Al Haddad, Fatima Al-Maskari, Tom Loney, Luai A. Ahmed   +6 more
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Prenatal tobacco exposure is related to neurobehavioral modifications in infants of adolescent mothers

Clinics, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Prenatal tobacco exposure interferes with neonatal outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To determine the neonatal neurobehavioral effects of in utero tobacco exposure.
Marina C. M. Barros, Sandro S Mitsuhiro, Elisa Chalem, Ronaldo R Laranjeira, Ruth Guinsburg   +4 more
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Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review

International Journal of Medical Students, 2022
Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects.
Rebecca Murerwa, Fidel Gwala, Thomas Amuti, Mary Muange   +3 more
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