title: Periconceptional nutrition, twinning and how this impacts on current understanding of the aetiology and pathophysiology of the metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Steno Diabetes Center, Niels Steensens Vej 2, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark. avaa@steno.dk
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaag
authors.forename: Pernille
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poulsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009099:Multiple Birth Offspring; D011247:Pregnancy; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D038522:Twinning, Monozygotic / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose