Mathematical modeling of human embryonic and fetal growth rates

Growth, Development and Aging

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 49-59

  Luecke, Richard H ^a   Wosilait, Walter D ^b   Young, John F ^c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic; Fetal; Gompertz; Growth; Human

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; EMBRYO GROWTH; FERTILIZATION; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BODY WEIGHT; CELL DIVISION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY;

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EID: 0032833416     PISSN: 10411232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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