Commentary: Maternal constraint is a pre-eminent regulator of fetal growth

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-254

  Hanson, Mark A ^a,c   Godfrey, Keith M ^a,b  

^a Institute of Developmental Sciences

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; MICRORNA; SOMATOMEDIN B;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEAD; HORSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PELVIC BONES; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

EID: 41849144831     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn015     Document Type: Note

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