Animal models of in utero exposure to a high fat diet: A review

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease

Volumn 1842, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 507-519

  Williams, Lyda ^a   Seki, Yoshinori ^a   Vuguin, Patricia M ^b   Charron, Maureen J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; High fat diet; In utero programming; Metabolic disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ENERGY BALANCE; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; INSULIN METABOLISM; LIPID DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIMATE MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; REVIEW; RODENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

DIABETES; HIGH FAT DIET; IN UTERO PROGRAMMING; METABOLIC DISEASE; OBESITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84893646582     PISSN: 09254439     EISSN: 1879260X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.07.006     Document Type: Review

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