Altered placental structure induced by maternal food restriction in guinea pigs: A role for circulating IGF-II and IGFBP-2 in the mother?

Placenta

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 2001, Pages

  Roberts, C T ^a   Sohlstrom, A ^a   Kind, K L ^a   Grant, P A ^a   Earl, R A ^a   Robinson, J S ^a   Khong, T Y ^a   Owens, P C ^a   Owens, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD VOLUME; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS WEIGHT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIGS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS; UREA;

EID: 10144248376     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/plac.2001.0643     Document Type: Article

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