Sex-specific placental differences as a contributor to sex-specific metabolic programming?

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 127-129

  Pruis, M G M ^a   Gellhaus, A ^b   Kuhnel E ^b   Lendvai, Á ^a   Bloks, V W ^a   Groen, A K ^a   Plosch T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING; WESTERN DIET; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, WESTERN; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES;

EID: 84943585726     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12562     Document Type: Editorial

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