Long-term effects of nutritional programming of the embryo and fetus: Mechanisms and critical windows

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-63

  Symonds, Michael E ^a   Stephenson, Terence ^a   Gardner, David S ^a   Budge, Helen ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Blood pressure; Cortisol; Kidney

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE;

ADIPOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; APPETITE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; THERMOREGULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEXAMETHASONE; EATING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KIDNEY; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846011358     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06130     Document Type: Review

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