Imprinted genes, placental development and fetal growth

Hormone Research

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages 50-58

  Fowden, A L ^a   Sibley, C ^b   Reik, W ^c   Constancia, M ^c  

^a Department of Physiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Fetal growth; Igf2 gene; Imprinting; Placenta

Indexed keywords

DNA; GROWTH FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN B;

BIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FETUS GROWTH; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UTERUS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33645323814     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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