Organ growth and lung maturation in rabbit fetuses

Research in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 277-287

  Karnak, I ^a   Muftuoglu S ^a   Cakar N ^a   Tanyel, F Cahit ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fetus; Lung; Organ growth; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS LUNG; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART WEIGHT; LIVER WEIGHT; LUNG VOLUME; LUNG WEIGHT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THORAX;

EID: 0033027207     PISSN: 03009130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004330050111     Document Type: Article

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