Mother‐offspring proximity maintenance as an infanticide avoidance strategy in bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23482
Abstract: Sexually‐selected infanticide by males is widespread across primates. Maternal protection is one of many infanticide avoidance strategies employed by female primates. Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mothers with younger offspring are less social with males… read more here.
Keywords: mother; offspring proximity; infanticide avoidance; mother offspring ... See more keywords
The Intersection of Maternal Metabolic Syndrome, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, and Future Metabolic Health for the Mother and Offspring.
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DOI: 10.1089/met.2021.0124
Abstract: The prevalence of obesity is ∼40% in the United States, and the prepregnancy prevalence of obesity in females is ∼30%. This has in part fueled an increase in metabolic syndrome (MetS) among females who are… read more here.
Keywords: adverse pregnancy; metabolic health; metabolic syndrome; pregnancy outcomes ... See more keywords
The mother–offspring dyad: microbial transmission, immune interactions and allergy development
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DOI: 10.1111/joim.12652
Abstract: The increasing prevalence of allergy in affluent countries may be caused by reduced intensity and diversity of microbial stimulation, resulting in abnormal postnatal immune maturation. Most studies investigating the underlying immunomodulatory mechanisms have focused on… read more here.
Keywords: mother offspring; allergy development; mother; offspring dyad ... See more keywords
Effects of sleep modulation during pregnancy in the mother and offspring: Evidences from preclinical research
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DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13135
Abstract: Disturbed sleep during gestation may lead to adverse outcomes for both mother and child. Animal research plays an important role in providing insights into this research field by enabling ethical and methodological requirements that are… read more here.
Keywords: research; pregnancy; sleep deprivation; mother offspring ... See more keywords
Taurine: A Maternally Derived Nutrient Linking Mother and Offspring
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DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030228
Abstract: Mammals can obtain taurine from food and synthesize it from sulfur-containing amino acids. Mammalian fetuses and infants have little ability to synthesize taurine. Therefore, they are dependent on taurine given from mothers either via the… read more here.
Keywords: taurine; maternally derived; taurine maternally; mother offspring ... See more keywords