Mechanisms of twinning: VII. Effect of diet and heredity on the human twinning rate

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 405-410

  Steinman, Gary ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Heredity; Insulin like growth factor 1; Milk; Twins

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NONHUMAN; OMNIVORY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; TWIN PREGNANCY; VEGETARIAN;

EID: 33646777061     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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