Effect of maternal nutrient restriction in early gestation on development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in fetal sheep at 0.8- 0.9 of gestation

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 553-561

  Hawkins, P ^a   Steyn, C ^a   McGarrigle, H H G ^a   Saito, T ^a   Ozaki, T ^a   Stratford, L L ^a   Noakes, D E ^b   Hanson, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SHEEP;

EID: 0033398173     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1630553     Document Type: Article

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