Effect of nutrient intake during pregnancy on fetal and placental growth and vascular development

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 199-217

  Redmer, D A ^a   Wallace, J M ^b   Reynolds, L P ^a  

^a DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Nutrition; Placenta; Pregnancy; Vascular growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644363470     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2004.06.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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