Maternal folate deficiency and metabolic dysfunction in offspring

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 90-95

  McKay, Jill A ^a   Mathers, John C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folate; Gene expression; Liver; Peri conceptual; Placenta; TAG

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID DIET; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOUSE MODEL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVERNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84959521378     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665115004280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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