Nutrition, epigenetics, and metabolic syndrome

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 282-301

  Wang, Junjun ^a   Wu, Zhenlong ^a   Li, Defa ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Dindot, Scott V ^b,c   Satterfield, M Carey ^b   Bazer, Fuller W ^b   Wu, Guoyao ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LYSINE; METHIONINE; MINERAL; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SERINE; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; TAURINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE; VITAMIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FINLAND; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERTENSION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID DIET; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL UNDERNUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860263532     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: 15577716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2011.4381     Document Type: Review

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