Early developmental influences on hepatic organogenesis

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Table 1 Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing fetal growth and development

Factor		Reference
	Intrinsic
Genetics		47–48
Ethnicity		49,50
Fetal number		51
Hormones e.g. GH		52
Growth factors e.g. IGFs.		53,54
Infection		55
	Extrinsic
Pre-pregnancy weight		56,57
Maternal (uterine) size		58,59
Maternal age		60–62
Maternal nutrition		63
Maternal parity		64
Maternal body condition		65
Maternal smoking		66–68
Alcohol consumption		69
Socio-economic factors		70,71
Placental insufficiency		72
Placental vascularisation		73
Paternal height		74

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