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Prenatal testosterone-induced fetal growth restriction is associated with down-regulation of rat placental amino acid transport

BACKGROUND: Exposure of pregnant mothers to elevated concentrations of circulating testosterone levels is associated with fetal growth restriction and delivery of small-for-gestational-age babies. We examined whether maternal testosterone crosses the placenta to directly suppress fetal growth or if...

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Autores principales: Sathishkumar, Kunju, Elkins, Rebekah, Chinnathambi, Vijayakumar, Gao, Haijun, Hankins, Gary DV, Yallampalli, Chandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21812961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-9-110