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Association between umbilical cord glucocorticoids and blood pressure at age 3 years
BACKGROUND: Animal data show that decreased activity of placental 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2), which potently inactivates glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol) to inert forms (cortisone), allows increased access of maternal glucocorticoids to the fetus and 'programs' h...
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BioMed Central
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533350/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18755017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-6-25 |