Long-term Consequences of Methyl Donor Deficiency during in Utero and Early Life Development on Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome

Vanessa Cavalcante-Silva¹, Leandro Fernandes¹, Eduardo Jun Haseyama¹, Ana Luiza Dias Abdo Agamme¹, Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz² and Vânia D’Almeida^1*

¹Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, E-mail: silva@edu.com

²Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology Center, Biological Science Institute, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, E-mail: silva@edu.com

^*Corresponding Author: Vânia D’Almeida, Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão De Barros, 925, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Tel: +55 11 2149 0155x283, Fax: 551121490155/285