Novel mechanism of human fetal growth regulation: A potential role of lanugo, vernix caseosa and a second tactile system of unmyelinated low-threshold C-afferents

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-146

  Bystrova, Ksenia ^a  

^a SAINT PETERSBURG STATE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCRETIN; OXYTOCIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MOVEMENT; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULA; LANUGO; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; TACTILE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; VERNIX CASEOSA;

EID: 57749200496     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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