The impact of diet during early life and its contribution to later disease: Critical checkpoints in development and their long-term consequences for metabolic health

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-421

  Symonds, Michael E ^a   Sebert, Sylvain P ^a   Budge, Helen ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Lactation; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GENDER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT NUTRITION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEPTIN; LIVER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MODELS, ANIMAL; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77949315381     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665109990152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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