The impact of maternal vitamin D status on offspring brain development and function: A systematic review

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 665-678

  Pet, Milou A ^a,b   Brouwer Brolsma, Elske M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

25(OH)D; Brain; Cognition; Developmental; Maternal; Neuropsychological; Prenatal; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84981169035     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.115.010330     Document Type: Review

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