Programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis during fetal life
The aim of this thesis was to study the HPA axis in detail, examining aspects of both activity of the axis and cortisol action, in order to determine variations that could explain the link between low birthweight and subsequent development of cardiovascular risk factors. The principal findings were...
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University of Edinburgh
2002
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661076 |