Fetus - Physiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The developmental role of natural killer cells at the fetal-maternal interface.

29 Sep 2009 Natural killer (NK) cells have been extensively studied in their traditional roles in host defense against tumor or virally infected cells. Uterine NK cells are of 2 distinct subsets: endometrial NK (eNK) cells, found in the uterus during the ... Read more...

A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention.

29 Sep 2009 This systematic review focuses on outcomes of gestational weight gain, specifically birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention, for singleton pregnancies with respect to the 1990 Institute of Medicine weight gain recommendations. A ... Read more...

Optical analysis of circuitry for respiratory rhythm in isolated brainstem of foetal mice.

10 Sep 2009 Respiratory rhythms arise from neurons situated in the ventral medulla. We are investigating their spatial and functional relationships optically by measuring changes in intracellular calcium using the fluorescent, calcium-sensitive dye Oregon Green ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fetus - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The developmental role of natural killer cells at the fetal-maternal interface. 29 Sep 2009
• A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention. 29 Sep 2009
• Optical analysis of circuitry for respiratory rhythm in isolated brainstem of foetal mice. 10 Sep 2009
• Sex differences in a hypoxia model of preterm brain damage. 30 Aug 2009
• Antenatal corticosteroids increase fetal, but not postnatal, pulmonary blood flow in sheep. 30 Aug 2009
• Impaired voltage gated potassium channel responses in a fetal lamb model of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. 30 Aug 2009
• Fetal sex determines the impact of maternal PROGINS progesterone receptor polymorphism on maternal physiology during pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
• A possible contribution of retinoids to regulation of fetal B lymphopoiesis. 30 Aug 2009
• Paternal allele of IGF2 gene haplotype CTG is associated with fetal and placental growth in Japanese. 30 Jul 2009
• Maternal and fetal variants in the TGF-beta3 gene and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in a predominantly Latino population. 20 Jul 2009
• Fetal liver stromal cells promote hematopoietic cell expansion. 16 Jul 2009
• The effect of recombinant aminopeptidase A (APA) on hypertension in pregnant spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). 14 Jul 2009
• Behavior of pulmonary venous flow during fetal respiratory movements. 29 Jun 2009
• Uterine torsion and cesarean section in llamas and alpacas. 29 Jun 2009
• Maternal allopurinol during fetal hypoxia lowers cord blood levels of the brain injury marker S-100B. 29 Jun 2009
• Differential regulation of genes for fetoplacental lipid pathways in pregnancy with gestational and type 1 diabetes mellitus. 24 Jun 2009
• The application of empirical mode decomposition for the enhancement of cardiotocograph signals. 22 Jun 2009
• Hedgehog signal activation coordinates proliferation and differentiation of fetal liver progenitor cells. 22 Jun 2009
• [Fetal urology] 12 Jun 2009
• Three-dimensional power Doppler analysis of cerebral circulation in normal and growth-restricted fetuses. 8 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Fetus'

Definition: The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN.

Descriptor UI: D005333

Alternative terms: Fetus; Fetuses; Mummified Fetus; Fetus, Mummified; Retained Fetus; Fetus, Retained; Fetal Tissue; Fetal Tissues; Tissue, Fetal; Tissues, Fetal;

Related Mesh Headings: Fetoscopy; Gestational Age; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Fetal Research;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; immunology; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A16.378;

Online Note: search PRENATAL INFLUENCES under PREGNANCY 1966-72

History Note: PRENATAL INFLUENCES was heading 1963-72

Technical Notes: mammalian only; human: 3d month to term; fetus in fetu: index under FETUS /abnorm; FETUS and PREGNANCY: Manual 18.4.3, 21.55; definition & use: 21.53; specialty for fetus & newborn infant = PERINATOLOGY; lithopedion: coordinate FETUS (IM) + CALCINOSIS (IM); intrauterine surgery goes under FETUS /surg; fetal organs & tissues in tissue & cell cultures: coordinate FETUS + organ or tissue without qualifiers + culture term, all probably NIM