The primate placenta as an agent of developmental and health trajectories across the life course

Building Babies: Primate Development in Proximate and Ultimate Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 27-53

  Rutherford, Julienne N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental programming; Disparities; Intrauterine environment; Nutrient transfer; Placenta

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895436492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4060-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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