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Placental HSD2 Expression and Activity Is Unaffected by Maternal Protein Consumption or Gender in C57BL/6 Mice
The placenta acts as a physiological barrier, preventing the transfer of maternal glucocorticoids to the developing fetus. This is accomplished via the oxidation, and subsequent inactivation, of endogenous glucocorticoids by the 11-β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 enzyme (HSD2). Maternal protei...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679810/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23781346 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/867938 |