The developmental environment, epigenetic biomarkers and long-term health

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 399-406

  Godfrey, K M ^a,b   Costello, P M ^a   Lillycrop, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

developmental environment; DNA methylation; epigenetics; nutrition

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC MARKER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84948380484     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S204017441500121X     Document Type: Review

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