The fetal origins of obesity: Early origins of altered food intake

Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-197

  Muhlhausler, B S ^a,b   Ong, Z Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appetite; Food intake; Food preference; Obesity; Programming; Reward

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

APPETITE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79961033056     PISSN: 18715303     EISSN: 18715303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187153011796429835     Document Type: Review

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