Placental Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Insufficiency Drives Neurodevelopmental Disorder-Relevant Behavioral Changes with Sex-Specific Vulnerabilities
Annemarie J Carver, Faith M Fairbairn, Robert A. Taylor, Benjamin Wen Qing Hing, Amrita Gajmer, Regan Fair, Hanna Elizabeth Stevens
This study shows that placental IGF1 insufficiency in mice leads to sex-specific neurodevelopmental behavioral changes and structural brain alterations.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience