Effects of oxytocin treatment early in pregnancy on fetal growth in ad Libitum-fed and food-restricted rats

Pediatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 339-344

  Sohlström, Annica ^a   Carlsson Skwirut, Christine ^b   Bang, Peter ^b   Brismar, Kerstin ^b   Uvnäs Moberg, Kerstin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROTEINASE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032774479     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199909000-00016     Document Type: Article

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