Our initial studies revealed maternal nanomaterial exposures
during gestation results in fewer and smaller offspring.»
Not exact matches
«Chief among them is vitamin A. Individuals who have been deprived of sufficient vitamin A
during gestation tend to have narrow faces and skeletal structure, small palates and crowded teeth.16 Extreme vitamin A deprivation
results in blindness, skeletal problems and other birth defects.17 Individuals receiving optimal vitamin A from the time of conception have broad handsome faces, strong straight teeth, and excellent bone structure.
Our
results suggest that gut microbiota — BBB communication is initiated
during gestation and propagated throughout life.
The greatest metabolic demands occur
during growth,
gestation and lactation, and this is when a marginal diet is most likely to
result in nutritional problems.
Animal testing revealed that Zoloft given in the last third of
gestation and throughout lactation
resulted in an increase in stillbirths and deaths
during the first 4 days after birth, and a decrease in body weights
during the first four days after birth.