Manipulation of the maternal diet in rat pregnancy: Different approaches to the demonstration of the programming principle

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 573, Issue , 2006, Pages 87-102

  Langley Evans, Simon C ^a   Bellinger, Leanne ^b   Sculley, Dean ^b   Langley Evans, Alison ^b   McMullen, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; PROTEIN; SODIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; APPETITE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM INTAKE; DNA MICROARRAY; DOWN REGULATION; FEEDING; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNITY; IRON INTAKE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIPID DIET; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM INTAKE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34548666942     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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