Does the thrifty phenotype result from chronic glutamate intoxication? A hypothesis

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 489-495

  Hermanussen, Michael ^a   Tresguerres, Jesus A F ^b  

^a University Complutense ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flavoring agent; Glutamate; Leptin; Monosodium glutamate; MSG; Obesity; Thrifty phenotype

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEPTIN; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FOOD INTAKE; GLUTAMATE INTOXICATION; INTOXICATION; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OVERNUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0347594160     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2003.075     Document Type: Review

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