Developmental origins of obesity: Programmed adipogenesis

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-33

  Desai, Mina ^a,b   Beall, Marie ^c   Ross, Michael G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Perinatal Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Catch up growth; Developmental origins of obesity; Gestation diabetes mellitus; Maternal obesity; Programmed adipogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LIPOGENESIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROGENY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84872620313     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-012-0344-x     Document Type: Article

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