Maternal diabetes mellitus and the origin of non-communicable diseases in offspring: The role of epigenetics

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Ge, Zhao Jia ^a,b   Zhang, Cui Lian ^b   Schatten, Heide ^c   Sun, Qing Yuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b HENAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Epigenetics; Maternal diabetes; Offspring; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SHORT SURVEY; UTERUS; COMPLICATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; INFANT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84903782703     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.118141     Document Type: Short Survey

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