The human fetal adrenal produces cortisol but no detectable aldosterone throughout the second trimester

BACKGROUND: Human fetal adrenal glands are highly active and, with the placenta, regulate circulating progesterone, estrogen and corticosteroids in the fetus. At birth the adrenals are essential for neonate salt retention through secretion of aldosterone, while adequate glucocorticoids are required...

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Autores principales: Johnston, Zoe C., Bellingham, Michelle, Filis, Panagiotis, Soffientini, Ugo, Hough, Denise, Bhattacharya, Siladitya, Simard, Marc, Hammond, Geoffrey L., King, Peter, O’Shaughnessy, Peter J., Fowler, Paul A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5808459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29429410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1009-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5808459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29429410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1009-7

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