Circulating levels of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I and prolactin in normal, growth retarded and anencephalic human fetuses

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 346-353

  Arosio, M ^a   Cortelazzi, D ^a   Persani, L ^b   Palmieri, E ^a   Casati, G ^a   Baggiani, A M ^b   Gambino, G ^a   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

anencephalic fetuses; circulating levels of GH; Fetal development; IGF I; IUGR fetuses; normal fetuses; PRL and glycosylated PRL

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANENCEPHALY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029068844     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347836     Document Type: Article

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