Peg3 Deficiency Results in Sexually Dimorphic Losses and Gains in the Normal Repertoire of Placental Hormones

Peg3 Deficiency Results in Sexually Dimorphic Losses and Gains in the Normal Repertoire of Placental Hormones

Hormones from the fetally derived placenta signal to the mother throughout pregnancy to ensure optimal fetal growth and prepare the mother for her new role in nurturing her offspring. Through evolution, placental hormones have under gone remarkable diversification and species-specific expansions tho...

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Main Authors: Simon J. Tunster, Raquel Boqué-Sastre, Gráinne I. McNamara, Susan M. Hunter, Hugo D. J. Creeth, Rosalind M. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
Peg3
placenta
genomic imprinting
sexually dimorphic phenotype
placental hormones
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2018.00123/full

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