Sex differences in developmental programming models

Reproduction

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Aiken, Catherine E ^a   Ozanne, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

AGING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873036238     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0489     Document Type: Review

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