Maternal progesterone and fetal cortisol responses to hypoxemia in pregnant sheep
The placenta is an important endocrine organ producing large amounts of steroid and protein hormones which are released into the maternal and fetal circulations. Moreover, it has a very high metabolic rate and consumes a significant proportion of the oxygen and glucose delivered to the uterus and...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4269 |