Maternal exposure to first-trimester sunshine is associated with increased birth weight in human infants

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 221-230

  Tustin, Karen ^a   Gross, Julien ^a   Hayne, Harlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Birth weight; Fetal growth; Gestation; Insulin like growth factor; Sunshine

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL GROWTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUN; SUN EXPOSURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 3; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOTHERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 10644220252     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20030     Document Type: Article

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