Nutrition in pregnancy and the concentrations of proinsulin, 32-33 split proinsulin, insulin, and C-peptide in cord plasma

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 868-873

  Godfrey, K M ^a   Robinson, S ^a   Hales, C N ^b   Barker, D J P ^a   Osmond, C ^a   Taylor, K P ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

32 33 split proinsulin; Cord plasma insulin; Fetal; Maternal nutrition; Metabolic programming growth

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; INSULIN; PROINSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; C-PEPTIDE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROINSULIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029851827     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199610)13:10<868::AID-DIA261>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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