Functions of maternally-derived taurine in fetal and neonatal brain development

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 975, Issue , 2017, Pages 17-25

  Tochitani, Shiro ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain development; Environmental factor; Mother infant relationship; Obesity; Obstetric complication; Placental transfer; Taurine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; TAURINE;

ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD ADDICTION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NERVE CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NEUROGENESIS; PREGNANCY; TAURINE;

EID: 85029284114     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: 22148019     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_2     Document Type: Review

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