The influence of naturally occuring differences in birthweight on ventricular cardiomyocyte number in sheep

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Stacy, Victoria ^a   De Matteo, Robert ^a   Brew, Nadine ^a   Sozo, Foula ^a   Probyn, Megan E ^a   Harding, Richard ^a   Black, M Jane ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Fetus; Growth; Heart; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PREGNANCY; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 60149100606     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20789     Document Type: Article

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