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Improvements to the mathematical description of prenatal growth.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6667894     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The exponential form of growth was used to describe prenatal growth in mouse, rat, guinea pig, swine, sheep, cattle and man. Instantaneous growth rate was permitted to vary as a function of time and, in litter bearing species, number of fetuses. Models for which instantaneous growth rate decreased linearly in time had a tendency to overestimate fetal weight from mid-gestation until midway through the last trimester of pregnancy and subsequently, underestimate fetal weight. When instantaneous growth rate varied as a quadratic function of time, a more accurate and precise prediction of fetal weights resulted.
Authors:
M D MacNeil; L J Koong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Growth     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0017-4793     ISO Abbreviation:  Growth     Publication Date:  1983  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-04-24     Completed Date:  1984-04-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0205044     Medline TA:  Growth     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  371-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cattle
Fetus / anatomy & histology*
Gestational Age
Growth*
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Mice
Models, Biological*
Rats
Sheep
Statistics as Topic
Swine

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