Blastocyst environment and its influence on offspring cardiovascular health: The heart of the matter

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-59

  Watkins, Adam J ^a   Fleming, Tom P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; In vitro culture; Kidney; Maternal diet; Preimplantation embryo; Renin angiotensin system; Vascular responsiveness

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP);

BLASTOCYTE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL COUNT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS OUTCOME; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BLASTOCYST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67449146260     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01033.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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