Maternal androgen levels during pregnancy are associated with early-life growth in Geoffroy's marmosets, Callithrix geoffroyi

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-313

  Smith, Adam S ^a   Birnie, Andrew K ^a   French, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical developmental periods; Intrauterine growth retardation; Marmoset; Maternal androgens; Postnatal growth; Prenatal development; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALLITHRIX GEOFFROYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; STEROID URINE LEVEL;

EID: 77349097562     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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