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Science Times - ‘Tug-of-War’ Between Genes: Scientists Reveal the Reasons a Fetus Struggles to Get Nutrients It Needs, Grows Poorly Inside Its Mother’s Womb

Why Some Fetus Struggles to Get Nutrients It Needs, Grows Poorly Inside Its Mother’s Womb

Medicine & Technology Dec 28, 2021

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have recently found a key indication that the fetus is using to regulate its nutrient supply from the placenta, showing a tug-of-war between genes they have inherited from their father and their mother.

IGF2 signal

Why Some Fetus Struggles to Get Nutrients It Needs, Grows Poorly Inside Its Mother’s Womb

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