Sex differences in regional specialisation across the placental surface

Placenta

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 365-369

  Alwasel, S H ^a   Harrath, A H ^a   Aldahmash, W M ^a   Abotalib, Z ^b   Nyengaard, J R ^a,c   Osmond, C ^d   Dilworth, M R ^e,f   Al Omar, S Y ^a   Jerah, A A ^g   Barker, D J P ^a,d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g JAZAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Neonatal size; Placental surface; Regional specialisation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIRTH SIZE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN HEEL LENGTH; FEMALE; FETAL MALNUTRITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PARITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; SPIRAL ARTERY; THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PARITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84900417502     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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