Physiology of pregnancy: Interaction between mother and child: Overview of the nutritional interaction between the mother and fetus

Annales Nestle

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-15

  Cetin, Irene ^a   Cardellicchio, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Fetal nutrition; Metabolism; Placenta transport; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BODY COMPOSITION; FETAL MALNUTRITION; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS OUTCOME; FOOD PREFERENCE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC BALANCE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW;

EID: 77953226196     PISSN: 05178606     EISSN: 16614011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000298779     Document Type: Review

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