Fetuses of Overweight Mothers Have Fattier Livers (IMAGE)

The Physiological Society

Fetuses of Overweight Mothers Have Fattier Livers

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Fat content in fetal livers at the end of pregnancy from, A) fetus of a normal weight mother during pregnancy and B) fetus of an obese, overweight mother during pregnancy. The red stain represents fat.

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Edward Dick

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