Maternal choline supplementation: A nutritional approach for improving offspring health?

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 263-273

  Jiang, Xinyin ^a   West, Allyson A ^b   Caudill, Marie A ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline; Development; Epigenetics; Fetus; Programming

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE;

ANIMAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84899480779     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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