Intrauterine programming of the endocrine pancreas

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 196-209

  Remacle, Claude ^a   Dumortier, O ^a   Bol, V ^a   Goosse, K ^a   Romanus, P ^a   Theys, N ^a   Bouckenooghe, T ^a   Reusens, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foetal development; Programming; cell

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 10; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MYELOPID; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROGENIN 3; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTERY LIGATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CPG ISLAND; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FETAL MALNUTRITION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW CALORY DIET; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DEPLETION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; PANCREAS ISLET CELL HYPERPLASIA; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 35148857641     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2007.00790.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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