孕期环境温度对落叶牙的波动不对称性的性别特异性影响
Emily Moes1,2, Christopher W Kuzawa3,4, Heather J H Edgar1,5
1Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
American journal of biological anthropology
|April 16, 2024
概括
第一个三个月的热量暴露增加了女性的牙发育不稳定性. 这项研究强调了温度.
科学领域:
- 人类发育生物学人类发育生物学
- 牙科人类学 牙科人类学
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 产前暴露于环境热量会影响胎儿的发育.
- 孕期热量对牙的影响以前没有被研究过.
- 牙的波动不对称 (FA) 可能表明发育不稳定.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究妊娠期环境温度和落叶牙的波动不对称 (FA) 之间的关联.
- 探索产前热暴露对牙发育的潜在性别特异性影响.
- 为了确定早期发育阶段是否对温度变化更敏感.
主要方法:
- 来自长度伯灵顿生长研究 (172名参与者) 的牙造型分析.
- 从落叶牙冠尺寸和间距离计算FA.
- 多重回归分析检查三个月特定的平均温度的影响,控制出生年份和性别.
主要成果:
- 第一个三个月的温度升高与女性更高的FA显著相关 (p=0.03).
- 这种关联特别适用于第二个和第三个产前月.
- 在第二个或第三个三季度,或在男性中,没有发现温度和FA之间的显著关系.
结论:
- 孕期早期 (第一季度) 的温度可能会影响女性的牙发育和稳定性.
- 这些发现表明,温度对牙形成的影响是一个敏感时期.
- 发育策略中的性二态可能是热暴露反应中观察到的性别差异的基础.
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