Growth, neurobehavioral and circadian rhythm development in newborn baboons

M Mirmiran1, L Bernardo, S L Jenkins

  • 1Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, T9 020 Veterinary Research Tower, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

Pediatric Research
|May 1, 2001
PubMed

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