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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...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000Research
2016
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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 |