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Fetal testosterone and autistic traits [PDF]
, 2009 Studies of amniotic testosterone in humans suggest that fetal testosterone (fT) is related to specific (but not all) sexually dimorphic aspects of cognition and behaviour.
Kevin Taylor +11 more
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Prenatal glucocorticoid exposure in rats: programming effects on stress reactivity and cognition in adult offspring [PDF]
, 2015 Human epidemiological studies have provided compelling evidence that prenatal exposure to stress is associated with significantly increased risks of developing psychiatric disorders in adulthood.
Brydges, Nichola +4 more
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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 +4 more
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, 2022 Epidemiological studies show that prenatal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) might cause behavioral abnormalities in childhood. However, toxicological mechanisms for such effects remain unclear, and it is still difficult to define adverse outcome ...
Rui Gao (247606) +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 +8 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 +8 more
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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 +6 more
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An exploratory trial of parental advice for increasing vegetable acceptance in infancy [PDF]
, 2015 Research suggests repeatedly offering infants a variety of vegetables during weaning increases vegetable intake and liking. The effect may extend to novel foods. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of advising parents to introduce a variety
Oliveira, A +11 more
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Measurement of neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure in Ukrainian preschool children [PDF]
, 2021 Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are rarely measured in preschool children due to relative insensitivity of assessment methods at this age. To examine the potential of a nonverbal battery in early identification of cognitive problems in alcohol-
Kable, Julie A +11 more
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Asian Journal of Andrology, 2019 Pubertal development may be altered in boys with cryptorchidism and hypospadias, but existing knowledge is inconsistent. Therefore, we investigated the association between cryptorchidism and hypospadias and pubertal development in a large cohort study ...
Linn Håkonsen Arendt +5 more
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