Adaptive responses of early etnbiyos to their microenvironment and consequences for post-implantation development

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 573, Issue , 2006, Pages 58-69

  Thompson, Jeremy ^a   Lane, Michelle ^b   Robertson, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; HEXOSE; LIPID; OXYGEN;

DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MICROENVIRONMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NIDATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PH; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW;

EID: 33846009155     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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