Maternal micronutrient deficiency, fetal development, and the risk of chronic disease

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-445

  Christian, Parul ^a   Stewart, Christine P ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; BETAINE; CALCIUM; CHOLINE; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; VASCULOTROPIN; ZINC;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG MALFORMATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEPHRON DEFICIT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77249179219     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.116327     Document Type: Review

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