Maternal environment and the reproductive function of the offspring

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1405-1414

  Dupont, C ^a,b,c,d   Cordier, A G ^a,b,e   Junien, C ^a,b,f   Mandon Pepin B ^a,b   Levy, R ^c,d   Chavatte Palmer, P ^a,b,g  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c AP HP hÔpital Jean Verdier   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^e HÔpital Antoine Béclère   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^g PremUp Foundation   (France)

Author keywords

DOHaD; Fertility; Fetal programming; Reproduction; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OVARY; OVERNUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TESTIS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OVARY; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866173288     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.06.016     Document Type: Review

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