The Endocrine Control of the Fetus

Growth Hormone and Fetal Growth: Historical Perspective.- Endocrine Control of Circulation I - Humoral Mechanisms.- Endocrine Control of the Fetal Circulation.- Control of the Pulmonary Circulation in the Perinatal Period.- Maternal and Fetal Responses to Long-term Hypoxemia in Sheep.- Adrenal Endocrine and Circulatory Responses to Acute Prolonged Asphyxia in Surviving and Non-Surviving Fetal Sheep near Term.- Production and Inactivation of Catecholamines During Hypoxia and Recovery.- Placental Hormone Transfer.- Endocrine Control of Circulation II - Neuronal Mechanisms.- Hormonal Control of Fetal Breathing.- Development of Reflex Control of the Fetal Circulation.- Comparison of the Effects of Anti-NGF and Thyroidectomy on Sympatho-Adrenal Function in Fetal Lambs.- Fetal Chemical Sympathectomy: Circulatory and Hormonal Responses to Hypoxemia.- Dynamics of Circulatory Centralization and Release of Vasoactive Hormones During Acute Asphyxia in Intact and Chemically Sympathectomized Fetal Sheep.- Pancreatic Blood Flow, Insulin Concentrations, and Glucose Metabolism in Intact and Chemically Sympathectomized Fetal Sheep During Normoxaemia and Asphyxia.- Distribution of Catecholamines in Central and Peripheral Organs of the Fetal Guinea Pig During Normoxaemia, Hypoxaemia, and Asphyxia.- Endocrine Control of the Fetus - Basic Mechanisms.- Biological Timekeeping During Pregnancy and the Role of Circadian Rhythms in Parturition.- Ontogenetic Changes in Olfactory Bulb Neural Activities of Pouched Young Tammar Wallabies.- The Functional Maturation of the Somatotropic Axis in the Perinatal Period.- Endocrine Control of the Fetal Growth.- Placental Metabolism and Endocrine Effects in Relation to the Control of Fetal and Placental Growth.- The Biosynthesis and Regulation ofFetal Insulin-like Growth Factors.- Endocrine Control of Lung Development.- Fetal Endocrine and Metabolic Response to Placental Insufficiency.- Endocrine Aspects of Fetal Behaviour.- Behavioural States and Blood Flow Changes in the Human Fetus.- Electrophysiological and Neurochemical Response to Asphyxia in the Ovine Fetus.- Endocrine Control of Thermoregulation.- Central Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Mechanisms in Temperature Regulation and Adaptation.- Role of Catecholamines in Thermoregulation of Cold-Adapted and Newborn Guinea Pigs.- Maturation of Thermoregulatory and Thermogenic Mechanisms in Fetal Sheep.- Perinatal Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue.- Endocrine Control of the Fetal Carbohydrate Metabolism.- Carbohydrate Metabolism During Fetal Development.- Relationship Between Alterations in Uterine Blood Flow and the Handling of Glucose by Fetus and Placenta.- Pancreatectomy and Fetal Carbohydrate Metabolism.- Validity of Amniotic Insulin Measurements in the Management of Pregnancy in Diabetic Women.- Mechanisms of Parturition.- Initiation of Human Parturition.- Activation of Fetal Hypothalamic-Pituitary Function and Birth.- The Regulation and Effects of Myometrial Activity on the Fetus.- Regulation of Electrical Activity in the Myometrium of the Pregnant Ewe.- Induction of Labour in Domestic Animals: Endocrine Changes and Neonatal Viability.