ea0044s9.1 | Exposing the sins of our fathers (and mothers) | SFEBES2016
Fleming Tom
The early embryo before implantation, in addition to undergoing the intrinsic steps of morphogenesis, demonstrates external Â’awarenessÂ’ of environmental conditions in particular maternal nutritional quality. These nutritional cues are used to optimise the developmental programme for long-term survival, a form of developmental plasticity. Thus, maternal protein restriction exclusively during mouse preimplantation development with normal nutrition thereafter and postna...