Early nutrition, epigenetics, and cardiovascular Disease

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 449-458

  Loche, Elena ^a   Ozanne, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Early nutrition; Epigenetics; Fetus; Heart; Maternal diet; Metabolism; Obesity

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; TRANSFER RNA; HISTONE;

ADULTHOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LIFE; NUTRITION; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84982810031     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: 14736535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0000000000000338     Document Type: Review

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