Methylating micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy influences foetal hepatic gene expression and IGF signalling and increases foetal weight

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1717-1727

  Oster, M ^a   Nuchchanart, W ^a   Trakooljul, N ^a   Murani E ^a   Zeyner, A ^b   Wirthgen, E ^c   Hoeflich, A ^a   Ponsuksili, S ^a   Wimmers, K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c Ligandis GbR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foetal programming; IGF system; Maternal diet; Methyl donors; One carbon cycle; Pigs

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXINE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LIVER; FETUS WEIGHT; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID METABOLISM; LITTER SIZE; LONGISSIMUS MUSCLE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; LIVER; METABOLISM; PIG; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CHOLINE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; FOLIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; LIVER; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHIONINE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 84971673794     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-0990-2     Document Type: Article

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