Early Nutrition and Lifestyle Factors: Effects on First Trimester Placenta

By Sanjay Basak and Asim K Duttaroy

Book Overview

​1. Growth factors, microenvironment and placentation.- 2. Major nutrients and their roles on placentation.- 3. Long chain fatty acids and their effects on placentation.- 4. Folic acid, vitamin B12 and their role on early placentation.- 5. Vitamins as early nutrient for the growth and development of the fetus.- 6. Hyperglycemia and its effect on placentation.- 7. Impact of maternal stress and smoking on placentation.- 8. Effects of maternal obesity and cytokines on placentation.- 9. Regulation of placentation by lifestyle and environmental factors.- 10. Epigenetics and placental development.- 11. Expression of genes responsible for placentation.- 12. Importance of Docosahexaenoic acid on placentation processes.- 13. Sources of key nutrients for successful placentation.- 14. Placentation as a predictor of feto-placental outcome. ​

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319817507
• ISBN13: 9783319817507
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"