Fetal growth and programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 967-970

  Phillips, David Iw ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Fetal programming; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Stress response

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STEROID RELEASE; STRESS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035161498     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2001.03558.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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