The heart-placenta axis in the first month of pregnancy: Induction and prevention of cardiovascular birth defects

Journal of Pregnancy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Linask, Kersti K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84877299655     PISSN: 20902727     EISSN: 20902735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/320413     Document Type: Review

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