Hormonal evidence supports the theory of selection in utero

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 526-532

  Catalano, R A ^a   Saxton, K B ^a   Bruckner, T A ^b   Pearl, M ^c   Anderson, E ^a   Goldman Mellor, S ^a   Margerison Zilko, C ^a   Subbaraman, M ^a   Currier, R J ^c   Kharrazi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH RATE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BIRTH RATE; CALIFORNIA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GENETIC FITNESS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX RATIO; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862129758     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22265     Document Type: Article

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