The Wellcome Foundation Lecture, 1994. The fetal origins of adult disease
DJP Barker - Proceedings of the Royal Society of …, 1995 - royalsocietypublishing.org
DJP Barker
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B …, 1995•royalsocietypublishing.orgRecent findings suggest that many human fetuses have to adapt to a limited supply of
nutrients and in doing so they permanently change their physiology and metabolism.
These'programmed'changes may be the origins of a number of diseases in later life,
including coronary heart disease and the related disorders: stroke, diabetes and
hypertension.
nutrients and in doing so they permanently change their physiology and metabolism.
These'programmed'changes may be the origins of a number of diseases in later life,
including coronary heart disease and the related disorders: stroke, diabetes and
hypertension.
Recent findings suggest that many human fetuses have to adapt to a limited supply of nutrients and in doing so they permanently change their physiology and metabolism. These 'programmed’ changes may be the origins of a number of diseases in later life, including coronary heart disease and the related disorders: stroke, diabetes and hypertension.
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