Perinatal myocardial DNA and protein changes in the lamb: Effect of cortisol in the fetus

Pediatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-146

  Rudolph, Abraham M ^a,c   Roman, Christine ^a   Gournay, Veronique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMB; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032805625     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199908000-00002     Document Type: Article

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