Diet-gene interactions underlie metabolic individuality and influence brain development: Implications for clinical practice derived from studies on choline metabolism

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 19-25

  Zeisel, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline; Development; Epigenetics; Methylation; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; DNA; FOLIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROTEIN MTHFD1; PROTEIN PEMT; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOLINE; DIET; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; NUTRIGENOMICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84861424700     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337310     Document Type: Article

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