Obesity: A transgenerational problem linked to nutrition during pregnancy

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 472-478

  Frias, Antonio E ^a,b   Grove, Kevin L ^b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon National Primate Center   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

high fat diet; obesity; placenta; pregnancy; programming

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INTERLEUKIN 8; MELANOCORTIN; SEROTONIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PLACENTA; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84867560419     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328875     Document Type: Article

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