Role of the placenta in fetal programming: Underlying mechanisms and potential interventional approaches

Clinical Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Jansson, Thomas ^a   Powell, Theresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal development; Fetal growth; Maternal fetal exchange; Nutrition; Placental transport; Pregnancy; Programming

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYL GROUP; SOMATOMEDIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART WORK; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; METHYLATION; NITRATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; VASCULARIZATION;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34250902914     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20060339     Document Type: Review

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