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Fetal development of the mammalian embryo or fetus

Known as: Development, Fetal, Fetal Development, fetogenesis 
Morphological and physiological development of FETUSES.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Biologic DevelopmentEmbryonic and Fetal Development

Narrower (5)

ConceptionEmbryonic DevelopmentFetal GrowthFetal Programming
Neural Crest CellsPrenatal developmentaspects of radiation effectsintrauterine disorder

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Transgenerational Actions of Environmental Compounds on Reproductive Disease and Identification of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Ancestral Exposures
Environmental factors during fetal development can induce a permanent epigenetic change in the germ line (sperm) that then… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Human DAZL, DAZ and BOULE genes modulate primordial germ cell and haploid gamete formation
The leading cause of infertility in men and women is quantitative and qualitative defects in human germ-cell (oocyte and sperm… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Placental adaptive responses and fetal programming
Fetal programming occurs when the normal pattern of fetal development is disrupted by an abnormal stimulus or ‘insult’ applied at… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Key stages in mammary gland development: The cues that regulate ductal branching morphogenesis
Part of how the mammary gland fulfills its function of producing and delivering adequate amounts of milk is by forming an… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Endocrine mechanisms of intrauterine programming.
Epidemiological findings and experimental studies in animals have shown that individual tissues and whole organ systems can be… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Molecular basis of thyroid hormone-dependent brain development.
I. Introduction II. Developmental Schedules A. Species specificity B. Developmental studies in the rat III. Thyroid Hormone… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
AUTISM IN THALIDOMIDE EMBRYOPATHY: A POPULATION STUDY
Of a population of 100 Swedish thalidomide embryopathy cases, at least four met full criteria for DSM‐III‐R autistic disorder and… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Retinoids in cancer therapy.
PURPOSE Recent reports of the dramatic antitumor effect of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) in patients with acute promyelocytic… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Adhesive and degradative properties of human placental cytotrophoblast cells in vitro
Human fetal development depends on the embryo rapidly gaining access to the maternal circulation. The trophoblast cells that form… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Expression of somatomedin/insulin-like growth factor messenger ribonucleic acids in the human fetus: identification, characterization, and tissue distribution.
Several lines of evidence indicate that multiple human fetal tissues synthesize somatomedins/insulin-like growth factors (Sm/IGFs… 
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