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Genetic conflicts in human pregnancy

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The association of maternal provisioning of a fetus and opportunity cost -- The relationship between maternal investment in fetus to the benefit to the fetus and the cost to its siblings -- The maternal-fetus unit: genes and their direct benefit to the fetus and indirect cost to its siblings -- Syndromes associated with the imprinted cluster of genes of human chromosome 11p15.5: Beckwith- Wiedemann syndrome and Silver-Russell syndrome -- 3 potential areas for conflict during pregnancy: whether to carry/miscarry the embryo, nutrient quality of maternal blood and the volume of blood reaching the placenta -- Placental hormones and fetal attempts to manipulate maternal physiology for fetal benefit -- Maternal carbohydrate metabolism: glucose and insulin levels in the maternal blood, and maternal insulin sensitivity -- The maternal-fetus blood circulation during pregnancy and the systemic blood supply shared between them.…”
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Genetic conflicts in human pregnancy

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The association of maternal provisioning of a fetus and opportunity cost -- The relationship between maternal investment in fetus to the benefit to the fetus and the cost to its siblings -- The maternal-fetus unit: genes and their direct benefit to the fetus and indirect cost to its siblings -- Syndromes associated with the imprinted cluster of genes of human chromosome 11p15.5: Beckwith- Wiedemann syndrome and Silver-Russell syndrome -- 3 potential areas for conflict during pregnancy: whether to carry/miscarry the embryo, nutrient quality of maternal blood and the volume of blood reaching the placenta -- Placental hormones and fetal attempts to manipulate maternal physiology for fetal benefit -- Maternal carbohydrate metabolism: glucose and insulin levels in the maternal blood, and maternal insulin sensitivity -- The maternal-fetus blood circulation during pregnancy and the systemic blood supply shared between them.…”
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Genetic conflicts in human pregnancy

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The association of maternal provisioning of a fetus and opportunity cost -- The relationship between maternal investment in fetus to the benefit to the fetus and the cost to its siblings -- The maternal-fetus unit: genes and their direct benefit to the fetus and indirect cost to its siblings -- Syndromes associated with the imprinted cluster of genes of human chromosome 11p15.5: Beckwith- Wiedemann syndrome and Silver-Russell syndrome -- 3 potential areas for conflict during pregnancy: whether to carry/miscarry the embryo, nutrient quality of maternal blood and the volume of blood reaching the placenta -- Placental hormones and fetal attempts to manipulate maternal physiology for fetal benefit -- Maternal carbohydrate metabolism: glucose and insulin levels in the maternal blood, and maternal insulin sensitivity -- The maternal-fetus blood circulation during pregnancy and the systemic blood supply shared between them.…”
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