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Antenatal Treatment with Glucocorticoids and the Hypotalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
2014
Journal of Medical Biochemistry
Fetal development is a critical period in the life cycle which is why the placenta provides a structural and physiological barrier that protects the fetus from the outer fluctuations and inner disturbances. A variety of influences from the environment, however, might induce fetal overexposure to glucocorticoids that target the fetal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and influence the fetal growth trajecto-r y. Development of the HPA axis starts in the early stages of pregnancy, but the
doi:10.2478/jomb-2014-0038
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