Nutrition of FEMALE during PREGNANCY.

Nutritional physiology related to EXERCISE or ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE.

Nutritional physiology of adults aged 65 years of age and older.

Physiological processes and properties of the DENTITION.

Properties and processes of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM and DENTITION as a whole or of any of its parts.

Physiology of the human and animal body, male or female, in the processes and characteristics of REPRODUCTION and the URINARY TRACT.

Properties, and processes of the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM and the NERVOUS SYSTEM or their parts.

Functional processes and properties characteristic of the BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

The properties and relationships and biological processes that characterize the nature and function of the SKIN and its appendages.

Physiological processes, factors, properties and characteristics pertaining to REPRODUCTION.

The functions and properties of living organisms, including both the physical and chemical factors and processes, supporting life in single- or multi-cell organisms from their origin through the progression of life.

Nutritional physiology of children aged 13-18 years.

Properties, functions, and processes of the URINARY TRACT as a whole or of any of its parts.

The consequences of exposing the FETUS in utero to certain factors, such as NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; DRUGS; RADIATION; and other physical or chemical factors. These consequences are observed later in the offspring after BIRTH.

Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth.

Nutrition of a mother which affects the health of the FETUS and INFANT as well as herself.

Care provided the pregnant woman in order to prevent complications, and decrease the incidence of maternal and prenatal mortality.

Nutritional physiology of children aged 2-12 years.

The processes and properties of living organisms by which they take in and balance the use of nutritive materials for energy, heat production, or building material for the growth, maintenance, or repair of tissues and the nutritive properties of FOOD.

Nutritional physiology of children from birth to 2 years of age.

Processes and properties of the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.

Biological properties, processes, and activities of VIRUSES.

The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Nutritional physiology of animals.

Properties and processes of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts.

The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease.

Physiological processes and properties of the BLOOD.

Processes and properties of the EYE as a whole or of any of its parts.

Pathophysiological conditions of the FETUS in the UTERUS. Some fetal diseases may be treated with FETAL THERAPIES.

Characteristic properties and processes of the NERVOUS SYSTEM as a whole or with reference to the peripheral or the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Cellular processes, properties, and characteristics.

Physiological processes and properties of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts.

The functions of the skin in the human and animal body. It includes the pigmentation of the skin.

The physiological processes, properties, and states characteristic of plants.

Physiological processes and properties of BACTERIA.

Processes and properties of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts.

An infant during the first month after birth.

Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.

The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization.

Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions.