fetal development
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffetalanddevelopment
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fetal
adjective
uk/ˈfiː.təl/us/ˈfiː.t̬əl/
relating to a fetus (= a young human being or animal ...
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development
noun
uk/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/us/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes ...
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(Definition offetalanddevelopmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Understanding this is important because correct placental development\\ function is necessary for correctfetaldevelopment\\ viability.
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Therefore, reduced cell number in the tetraploid rat embryos may the cause of aberrantfetaldevelopment, although these embryos have the ability to implant.
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Primordial oocytes are formed duringfetaldevelopmentand therefore may reside within the ovaries for as long as 40 years before transformation into mature oocytes.
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Thus, stressors during pregnancy are expected to alter the levels of multiple hormones and thereby may affectfetaldevelopmentvia the maternal - placental - fetal unit.
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Embryonic stem cells alone are able to supportfetaldevelopmentin the mouse.
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Physical dependence, for example, can occur following passive exposure duringfetaldevelopment.
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The mechanisms whereby positive or negative emotions and the neurobiology offetaldevelopmentare linked are yet to be explained.
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Of those drugs which are commonly taken without prescription by women during pregnancy, narcotics, alcohol and nicotine can impairfetaldevelopment.
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In the normal postembryonic heart this network no longer communicates significantly with the ventricular cavity asfetaldevelopmentof the ventricular myocardium progresses.
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Targeted disruption of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene reveals that catecholamines are required for mousefetaldevelopment.
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Until recently, it was commonly believed that the shunting of oxygenated blood through the ductus venosus was crucial tofetaldevelopment.
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In summary, normal heart development is dependent on normal gene expression in earlyfetaldevelopment.
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There are also some encouraging data on the effects of exercise in pregnancy onfetaldevelopment.
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For many years, it has been known that chronic maternal alcohol consumption can have adverse effects onfetaldevelopment.
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A useful bibliography has been generated highlighting some key experimental evidence demonstrating the effects of antenatal corticosteroid therapy on several aspects offetaldevelopment.
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This apparent difference in left versus right ventricular diastolic filling characteristics persisted throughoutfetaldevelopmentand immediately postnatally.
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Usually, permissibility is considered greater at very early stages of pregnancy, permissibility waning with embryonic andfetaldevelopment.
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However, more careful attention needs to be paid to the effect of chelating agents onfetaldevelopmentafter embryo transfer.
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Duringfetaldevelopment, every area, system, and circuit of the brain has its growth spurts.
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However, it should be noted that endogenous glucocorticoids are important throughoutfetaldevelopment.
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