Fetal and infant growth and impaired glucose tolerance in adulthood: The 'thrifty phenotype' hypothesis revisited

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 422, 1997, Pages 73-77

  Hales, C N ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Hepatic metabolism; Insulin; Longevity; Low protein diet; Non insulin dependent diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHILD GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFANT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; RATS;

EID: 0030845445     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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