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Maternal Dexamethasone Treatment Alters Tissue and Circulating Components of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Pregnant Ewe and Fetus

Antenatal synthetic glucocorticoids promote fetal maturation in pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery and their mechanism of action may involve other endocrine systems. This study investigated the effect of maternal dexamethasone treatment, at clinically relevant doses, on components of the ren...

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Autores principales: Forhead, Alison J., Jellyman, Juanita K., De Blasio, Miles J., Johnson, Emma, Giussani, Dino A., Broughton Pipkin, Fiona, Fowden, Abigail L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26039155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2015-1197