A methyl-deficient diet fed to rat dams during the peri-conception period programs glucose homeostasis in adult male but not female offspring 1-3

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-100

  Maloney, Christopher A ^a,c   Hay, Susan M ^a   Young, Loraine E ^b   Sinclair, Kevin D ^c   Rees, William D ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; METHIONINE; METHYL GROUP;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROGENY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHYLATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

RATTUS;

EID: 78650450565     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.119453     Document Type: Article

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