Stages in reproduction particularly vulnerable to xenobiotic hazards and nutritional deficits

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-193

  House, Simon ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AA; Acuity; Brain; DHA; Egg; Energy; Fatty acid; Folate folic; Fusion; Genetic; Growth; Hormone; Low birthweight; Meiosis; Mineral; Neural tube; Newborn; Preconception; Preterm; Protein; Sperm; Visual; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BRAIN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL CARE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRAIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0034571305     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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