The role of early life nutrition in programming of reproductive function

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-15

  Chadio, S ^a   Kotsampasi, B ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

early nutrition; epigenetics; programming; reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84892744750     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S204017441300038X     Document Type: Review

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