Maternal obesity results in decreased syncytiotrophoblast synthesis of palmitoleic acid, a fatty acid with anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties.
Ferchaud-Roucher V, Barner K, Jansson T, Powell TL. Maternal obesity results in decreased syncytiotrophoblast synthesis of palmitoleic acid, a fatty acid with anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties. FASEB J. 2019 05; 33(5):6643-6654.