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Nutrition in Epigenetics (Niculescu/Nutrition in Epigenetics) || Dietary Choline, Betaine, Methionine, and Epigenetic Mechanisms Influencing Brain Development
✍ Scribed by Niculescu, Mihai D.; Haggarty, Paul
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 827 KB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 081381605X
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✦ Synopsis
Diet and environment during early life can set the foundation upon which organ function in adult life is based (Gordon, 1997). Various nutrient deficiencies (docosahexaenoic acid, iron, protein/amino acids, caloric restriction, folate, etc.), occurring during pregnancy or in early postnatal life, are associated with defects in brain development that range from impaired physiological functions, such as decreased visual acuity, to severe birth defects (Gordon