Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

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1、DevelopmentalOriginsofHealthandDiseaseThislandmarkpublicationprovidesthefirstdefini-tiveaccountofhowandwhysubtleinfluencesonthefetusandduringearlylifecanhavesuchpro-foundconsequencesforadulthealthanddiseases.Althoughtheepidemiologicalevidenceforthislinkhaslongprovedcompelling,itisonlymuchmorerecen

2、tlythatthescientificbasisforthishasbeguntobestudiedindepthandfullyunderstood.Thiscompilation,writtenbymanyoftheworld’sleadingexpertsinthisexcitingfield,summarisesthesebasicandclinicaladvances.Thelinkbetweenearlydevel-opmentandtheonsetofmanychronicdiseasessuchascoronaryheartdisease,diabetesandoste

3、oporosisalsoraisesimportantpublichealthissues.Anotherfascinatingthemeinthebookconcernsevolution-arydevelopmentalbiologyandhowthe‘evo-devo’debatecancastlightontheseconcepts.Cliniciansandbasicscientistsalikewillfindthisanauthorita-tivebookaboutthisexcitingandemergingfield.PeterD.GluckmanisProfessor

4、ofPaediatricandPerinatalBiology,DirectoroftheLigginsInstitute(forMedicalResearch)andDirectoroftheNationalResearchCentreforGrowthandDevelopment,attheUniversityofAuckland.MarkA.HansonisDirectoroftheDevelopmentalOriginsofHealth&DiseaseResearchDivisionattheUniversityofSouthamptonMedicalSchool,andBr

5、itishHeartFoundationProfessorofCardiovascu-larScience.CambridgeBooksOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2009DownloadedfromCambridgeBooksOnlinebyIP121.33.190.190onMonFeb0412:02:36WET2013.http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9780511544699CambridgeBooksOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2013Cambr

6、idgeBooksOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2009DownloadedfromCambridgeBooksOnlinebyIP121.33.190.190onMonFeb0412:02:36WET2013.http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9780511544699CambridgeBooksOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2013DevelopmentalOriginsofHealthandDiseaseEditedbyPeterGluckmanUnive

7、rsityofAuckland,NewZealandMarkHansonUniversityofSouthampton,UKCambridgeBooksOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2009DownloadedfromCambridgeBooksOnlinebyIP121.33.190.190onMonFeb0412:02:36WET2013.http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bi