Using a mouse model, we found that preconception paternal DDT exposure is linked to a decrease in the progeny’s birth weight and reduced placental size. In our model, the reduced birth weight in offspring of DDT-exposed males was associated with impaired fetal growth and placenta weight. We also observed a reduction in placesntal glycogen levels and the epigenetic regulator OGT, with more pronounced phenotypes observed in male placen
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