Maternal copper deficiency perpetuates altered vascular function in Sprague-Dawley rat offspring

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Anderson, C M ^a   Johnson, W T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

copper deficiency; fetal programming; nutrition; pregnancy; vascular function

Indexed keywords

EID: 85005874361     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174410000085     Document Type: Article

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