Animal models for the study of the developmental origins of health and disease

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-320

  McMullen, Sarah ^a   Mostyn, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; Nutrition; Programming

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMATURE AND PREMATURE LABOR; LIFESPAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIMATE; SHEEP; SWINE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349907820     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665109001396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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