Control of hepatic insulin-like growth factor II gene expression by thyroid hormones in fetal sheep near term

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 275, Issue 1 38-1, 1998, Pages

  Forhead, Alison J ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Gilmour, R Stewart ^b   Fowden, Abigail L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fetus; Insulin like growth factor; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS CIRCULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR GENE; SHEEP; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0031877641     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.275.1.e149     Document Type: Article

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