Impact of intrauterine growth restriction and glucocorticoids on brain development: Insights using advanced magnetic resonance imaging

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 254-255, Issue , 2006, Pages 163-171

  Sizonenko, Stéphane V ^a   Borradori Tolsa, Cristina ^a   Vauthay, Delphine M ^a   Lodygensky, Gregory ^a,b   Lazeyras, François ^a   Hüppi, Petra S ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; Glucocorticoid; Intrauterine growth restriction; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SIZE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 33745922411     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.035     Document Type: Article

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