Potential mechanisms of metabolic imprinting that lead to chronic disease

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-197

  Waterland, Robert A ^b   Garza, Cutberto ^a  

^a Savage Hall ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal models; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic disease; Development; Early nutrition; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Metabolic imprinting; Metabolism; Nutrition; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIVER CELL; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; POLYPLOIDY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032923528     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.2.179     Document Type: Review

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