Early-life nutrition influences thymic growth in male mice that may be related to the regulation of longevity

Clinical Science

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Chen, Jian Hua ^a   Tarry Adkins, Jane L ^a   Heppolette, Chantal A A ^a   Palmer, Donald B ^b   Ozanne, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental programming; Immunosenescence; Lifespan; Maternal diet; Thymic growth; Thymic involution

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYCLINE; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P16; PROTEIN P53; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SEX HORMONE; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; INFANT NUTRITION; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MITOSIS RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THYMUS;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CYTOKINES; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; TESTOSTERONE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 73149105496     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20090429     Document Type: Article

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