Human fetal growth and organ development: 50 years of discoveries

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1088-1099

  Pardi, Giorgio ^a   Cetin, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal brain; Fetal heart; Fetal liver; Fetus; Intrauterine growth restriction; Placenta

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HEART; FETUS LIVER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; ORGANOGENESIS; OXYGENATION; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCIENCE; STEADY STATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33645843951     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.056     Document Type: Article

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