Identification and Comparative Analyses of Myocardial miRNAs Involved in Fetal Response to Maternal Undernutrition. Papio hamadryas

Poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy causes intrauterine growth retardation, which, in turn, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in later life Overall design: Fetal hearts were collected from baboon fetuses born to regularly fed and undernurished mothers. Total RNA was isolated, and fetal cardiac miRNA were profiled