The ontogeny of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factors and sex steroids: Molecular aspects

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 61-66

  Han, Victor K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Fetus; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factors; mRNA; Placenta; Transgenic animals

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADRENAL GLAND; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS HYPOXIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PLACENTA; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030026241     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000184761     Document Type: Article

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