Perinatal Programming of Metabolic Diseases. Role of Insulin in the Development of Hypothalamic Neurocircuits

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-164

  Steculorum, Sophie M ^a,b,c   Vogt, Merly C ^a,b,c   Brüning, Jens C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Glucose; Hypothalamus; Insulin; Maternal diabetes; Maternal obesity; Perinatal programming

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR;

CELL COUNT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLIC DISORDER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN; METABOLIC DISEASES; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE NET; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84873261228     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: 15584410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2012.10.002     Document Type: Review

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