The frontiers of placental endocrinology have been enlarged in the last decade. The
hypothesis that the placenta could produce typical neuronal substances has been largely�…

Fetal growth is largely determined by the availability of nutrients to the fetus. The fetus is at
the end of a supply line that ensures delivery of nutrients from the maternal/uterine�…

Recent studies have established that the neonate born to a pregnancy with maternal
diabetes or obesity ('diabesity') is characterized by increased fat accumulation. The neonatal�…

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic disorder of pregnancy
and has considerable short-and long-term consequences for the health of both the mother�…

A family history of diabetes predisposes to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We
hypothesized that female offspring of rats with pre-gestational diabetes will develop GDM, a�…

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-gestational diabetes are known to pose risks to
the mother and developing fetus, often related to abnormal fetal growth. One potential�…

Paralleling the increasing trends of maternal obesity, gestational diabetes (GDM) has
become a global health challenge with significant public health repercussions. In addition to�…

OBJECTIVE: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is thought to modify the pattern of
placental transcriptome. In a microarray study and a confirmatory quantitative real-time�…

The placenta is a specialized organ of exchange that provides nutrients to and excretes
waste products from the fetus. The exchange of nutrients between placenta and fetus�…

The placenta is the main determinant of fetal growth and development in utero. It supplies all
the nutrients and oxygen required for fetal growth and secretes hormones that facilitate�…