The neglected role of insulin-like growth factors in the maternal circulation regulating fetal growth

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-20

  Sferruzzi Perri, A N ^a,b   Owens, J A ^b   Pringle, K G ^c   Roberts, C T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B;

CALORIC INTAKE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL PLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; SOMATOMEDINS;

EID: 78650338312     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.198622     Document Type: Review

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