Integration of physiological and molecular mechanisms of the developmental origins of adult disease: New concepts and insights

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 442-450

  Symonds, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Growth; Lactation; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD GROWTH; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFANT NUTRITION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY PLASMA FLOW; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PROGENY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; URINARY EXCRETION; WEIGHT GAIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447498828     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002966510700571X     Document Type: Review

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