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Adaptive responses of the embryo to maternal diet and consequences for post-implantation development

Tom P. Fleming A D , Emma S. Lucas A , Adam J. Watkins C and Judith J. Eckert B
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A School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Mailpoint 840, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.

B Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Mailpoint 840, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.

C School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK.

D Corresponding author. Email: tpf@soton.ac.uk

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 24(1) 35-44 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD11905
Published: 6 December 2011

Abstract

Maternal periconceptional (PC) nutrition, coupled with maternal physiological condition, can impact on reproductive performance and potential across mammalian species. Oocyte quality and embryo development are affected adversely by either nutrient restriction or excess. Moreover, the quality of maternal PC nutrition can have lasting effects through fetal development and postnatally into adulthood. Chronic disease, notably cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and abnormal behaviour have been identified in adult offspring in small and large animal models of PC nutrient restriction. These long-term effects associate with compensatory responses that begin from the time of early embryo development. This review assesses the field of PC nutrition in vivo on short- and long-term developmental consequences in rodent and ruminant models and considers the implications for human health.


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