Glucocorticoids and the preparation for life after birth: Are there long-term consequences of the life insurance?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Fowden, Abigail L ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Forhead, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031990135     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19980017     Document Type: Article

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