Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1995 Oct 23;262(1363):37-43.
doi: 10.1098/rspb.1995.0173.

The Wellcome Foundation Lecture, 1994. The fetal origins of adult disease

D J Barker  1
Affiliations

The Wellcome Foundation Lecture, 1994. The fetal origins of adult disease

D J Barker. Proc Biol Sci. .

Abstract

Recent findings suggest that many human fetuses have to adapt to a limited supply of nutrients and in doing so they permanently change their physiology and metabolism. These 'programmed' changes may be the origins of a number of diseases in later life, including coronary heart disease and the related disorders: stroke, diabetes and hypertension.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

LinkOut - more resources