Neurophysiology of fetal behavior

Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-11

  Salihagic Kadic A ^a   Medic M ^a   Kurjak, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development; Fetal central nervous system; Function

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

APPETITE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FETUS; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MATURITY; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RECORDING; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SATIETY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SWALLOWING; THIRST;

EID: 4043075689     PISSN: 14722240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14722240410001703912     Document Type: Review

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