Adrenocortical and adipose responses to high-altitude-induced, long-term hypoxia in the ovine fetus

Journal of Pregnancy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Myers, Dean A ^a   Ducsay, Charles A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADAPTATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETUS HYPOXIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SHEEP;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEPTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

EID: 84866148182     PISSN: 20902727     EISSN: 20902735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/681306     Document Type: Review

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