Effect of maternal undernutrition on human foetal pancreas morphology in second trimester of pregnancy

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 302-307

  Kumar, P Uday ^a   Ramalaxmi, B A ^a   Venkiah, K ^a   Sesikeran, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Foetus; Islets; Maternal undernutrition; Pancreas; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACINAR CELL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL COUNT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MORPHOMETRICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARDIZATION;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PANCREAS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84875503085     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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