Fetal programming: Maternal nutrition and role of one-carbon metabolism

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-127

  Yajnik, Chittaranjan Sakerlal ^a   Deshmukh, Urmila Shailesh ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Folate; Maternal nutrition; One carbon metabolism; Programming; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CARBON METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FETAL PROGRAMMING; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ONE CARBON METABOLISM; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARBON; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMINS;

EID: 84861231512     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: 15732606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-012-9214-8     Document Type: Review

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