Understanding the role of maternal diet on kidney development; an opportunity to improve cardiovascular and renal health for future generations

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1881-1905

  Wood Bradley, Ryan James ^a   Barrand, Sanna ^a   Giot, Anais ^b   Armitage, James Andrew ^a,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Institute Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais   (France)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental programming; Kidney development; Maternal diet

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DIET RESTRICTION; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FAT MASS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MORPHOGENESIS; ORGANOGENESIS; OVERNUTRITION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

PROTEIN INTAKE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALNUTRITION; ORGANOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84982073277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7031881     Document Type: Review

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