Cargando…

The critical importance of the fetal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis

The fetal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is at the center of mechanisms controlling fetal readiness for birth, survival after birth and, in several species, determination of the timing of birth. Stereotypical increases in fetal HPA axis activity at the end of gestation are critical for pr...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wood, Charles E., Keller-Wood, Maureen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26918188
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7224.1