Endocrine and Biochemical Development of the Fetus and Neonate

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Endocrine Cytodifferentiation of the Rat Fetal Testis....Pages 3-10
Transfer of Thyroid Hormones From the Mother to the Fetus....Pages 11-25
Neonatal Development of the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme. Effect of Hypothyroidism....Pages 27-31
Development of the Pancreatic B-Cells: Growth Pattern and Functional Maturation....Pages 33-43
Insulin Receptor Binding Activity in Skeletal Muscle During Pregnancy....Pages 45-50
Insulin Binding and Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity in Rat Liver at Term Gestation....Pages 51-54
Glucose Homeostasis in Suckling Rats Undernourished During Intrauterine Life....Pages 55-59
Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity During Suckling Period in Rats....Pages 61-66
Maturation of the Sympathetic Nervous System: Role in Neonatal Physiological Adaptations and in Cellular Development of Peripheral Tissues....Pages 67-75
Effect of Thyroxine and Cortisol on Brain Catecholamines in Neonatal Rats....Pages 77-81
G-Proteins in Neonatal Liver: Ontogeny and Relationship to Activation of Adenylate Cyclase....Pages 83-94
Postnatal Development of β-Adrenergic Receptor Kinase Activity in Different Tissues of the Rat....Pages 95-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Perinatal Development of Liver Mitochondrial Function....Pages 101-112
Postnatal Mitochondrial Differentiation in the Newborn Rat....Pages 113-135
Uncoupling Protein mRNA Expression during the Perinatal Period of the Rat....Pages 137-140
Iodothyronine 5’-Deiodinase Activity in Brown Adipose Tissue during Perinatal Development....Pages 141-145
Characterization of a System to Study the Uncoupling Protein Expression in Brown Adipocyte Primary Cultures....Pages 147-152
Development and Molecular Biology of Mammalian Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex....Pages 153-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Fuel Supply to the Brain During the Early Postnatal Period....Pages 175-194
Utilization of the Main Metabolic Substrates by Freshly Isolated cells from the Fetal Rat Brain....Pages 195-199
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
The Use of Primary Culture of Astrocytes to Study Glial Development. Effect of Ethanol....Pages 201-206
Regulation of Protein Synthesis during Brain Development. Role for Initiation Factor 2....Pages 207-211
Lipid Metabolic Interactions in the Mother during Pregnancy and their Fetal Repercussions....Pages 213-230
Surfactant Lipids and Proteins in the Perinatal and Adult Lung....Pages 231-250
Effect of Maternal Diabetes on Fetal Lung Maturation....Pages 251-254
Lipoprotein Lipase in Newborn Rat Liver: Cellular Localization and Site of Synthesis....Pages 255-258
Long-Term Consequences of High Carbohydrate Intake during the Suckling Period on Lipid Synthesis in the Adult Rat....Pages 259-264
Fetal-Placental Interactions in the Control of Prenatal Growth....Pages 265-276
Fetal/Maternal Plasma Amino Acid Relationships in the Streptozotocin Diabetic Rat....Pages 277-282
Effect of Physiological Changes in Cystathionase Activity on Amino Acid and Glutathione Metabolism in Rat Fetus....Pages 283-286
Amino Acid Uptake by Liver in Pregnant and Lactating Rats....Pages 287-290
Regulation of the Urea Cycle during Lactation....Pages 291-294
Ontogenesis of Copper and Zinc Carriers in Rat Plasma....Pages 295-299
Back Matter....Pages 301-316