Placental efficiency and adaptation: endocrine regulation

Size at birth is critical in determining life expectancy and is dependent primarily on the placental supply of nutrients. However, the fetus is not just a passive recipient of nutrients from the placenta. It exerts a significant acquisitive drive for nutrients, which acts through morphological and f...

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Main Authors: Fowden, A L, Sferruzzi-Perri, A N, Coan, P M, Constancia, M, Burton, G J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2009
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Symposium Section Reviews: Altered Placental Function as a Cause of Altered Fetal Growth
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742275/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19451204
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2009.173013
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