Excess nutrient supply in early life and its later metabolic consequences

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 817-823

  Ojha, Shalini ^a   Saroha, Vivek ^a   Symonds, Michael E ^a   Budge, Helen ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Brown adipose tissue; Hypothalamus; Infant; Maternal nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; POSTNATAL GROWTH; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

APPETITE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFANT; MATERNAL NUTRITION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; RISK; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84886800457     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12061     Document Type: Article

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