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3. Prenatal Undernutrition and Postnatal Growth Are Associated with Adolescent Thymic Function
4. Assessment of first-trimester thymus size and correlation with maternal diseases and fetal outcome
5. Developmental Origins of Adult Health and Disease: The Role of Periconceptional and Foetal Nutrition