The role of thyroid hormones in placental and fetal central nervous system development
Thyroid hormones are critical to growth and development of the human fetus. In particular, the fetal central nervous system is extremely sensitive to the actions of the active ligand, tri-iodothyronine (T3). The placenta is the organ during pregnancy that allows transport between the mother and her...
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University of Birmingham
2011
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.541311 |