Thyroid hormones and fetal neurological development

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Patel, J ^a,b   Landers, K ^b   Li, H ^b   Mortimer, R H ^a,b   Richard, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODIDE PEROXIDASE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROXINE;

BRAIN CORTEX; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; DEIODINATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 79953678965     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-10-0444     Document Type: Review

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