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Fig. 1 | Clinical Epigenetics

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From: Expression of epigenetic machinery genes is sensitive to maternal obesity and weight loss in relation to fetal growth in mice

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Experimental design. C57BL/6j females were fed a control diet (CD) or a high-fat diet (HFD) throughout the study. After 2 months of diet, HFD was switched to CD for the weight loss group. After 2 and 4 months of diet, females’ metabolic parameters (cholesterol, fasting glucose levels, and glucose tolerance) were measured. Females were mated with males on a standard diet and sacrificed at E18.5, then fetuses and placentas were weighed and collected

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