Pre-and postnatal methyl deficiency in the rat differentially alters glucose homeostasis

Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 175-191

  Smith, Greg C ^a   Konycheva, Galina ^a   Dziadek, Marie A ^a   Ravelich, Susan R ^a   Patel, Selina ^a   Reddy, Shiva ^a   Breier, Bernhard H ^b   Vickers, Mark H ^b   Owens, Julie A ^d   Ferguson, Lynnette R ^c  

^a Victoria Urdversity of Wellington   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Glucose tolerance; Growth restriction; Insulin secretion; Methyl donors

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GLUCOSE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHANE; METHIONINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 80051785892     PISSN: 16616499     EISSN: 16616758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330227     Document Type: Article

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