The role of iron in neurodevelopment: Fetal iron deficiency and the developing hippocampus

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1267-1271

  Georgieff, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Fetal iron deficiency; Hippocampus; Iron; Memory

Indexed keywords

IRON; MONOAMINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DENDRITE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FETUS; GENOMICS; GESTATION PERIOD; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEMORY DISORDER; MYELINATION; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERAMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 59149091750     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0361267     Document Type: Article

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