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ey0015.1-2 | New mechanisms | ESPEYB15

1.2 Activation of temperature-sensitive TRPV1-like receptors in ARC POMC neurons reduces food intake

JH Jeong , DK Lee , SM Liu , SC Chua , GJ Schwartz , YH Jo

To read the full abstract: PLoS Biol 2018;16:e2004399The hypothalamus plays a central role in the control of numerous physiological pathways and received afferent pathways from the brain and from the periphery. For instance, body temperature changes in peripheral tissues are conveyed to the hypothalamus via the bloodstream. An increase of temperature within the hypothalamus results in an i...

ey0021.2-9 | Important Associations with Growth | ESPEYB21

2.9. The associations between maternal and fetal exposure to endocrine- disrupting chemicals (EDC) and asymmetric fetal growth restriction: a prospective cohort study

S Hong , BS Kang , O Kim , S Won , HS Kim , JH Wie , JE Shin , SK Choi , YS Jo , YH Kim , M Yang , H Kang , D-W Lee , IY Park , JS Park , HS Ko

Brief Summary: This prospective cohort study of 146 mother-neonate pairs determined fetal-maternal exposure to EDCs from October 2021 – October 2022 and examined their associations with fetal growth parameters. Fetal exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) showed a linear association with asymmetric fetal growth patterns.Their definition of fetal growth restriction (FGR) when assessed by transabdominal ultrasonography at 38.3 weeks gestational age was a fetal...