Intergenerational programming of metabolic disease: Evidence from human populations and experimental animal models

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1597-1608

  Patti, Mary Elizabeth ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Intergenerational; Metabolic disease

Indexed keywords

DNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FATHER; GENETIC RISK; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876673669     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1298-0     Document Type: Review

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