3 minute read1/1/2026animal
Labor is mediated proximately by prostaglandin signaling within gestational tissues and must be tightly regulated for birth to occur after appropriate fetal development. Metabolic changes accompanying gestational aging have been postulated as a determinant of birth timing, but specific nutrients, sensors, and messengers remain obscure. We report that placental nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ) dynamically tunes gestational length.
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