Glucocorticoids, antenatal corticosteroid therapy and fetal heart maturation

Glucocorticoids are essential in mammals to mature fetal organs and tissues in order to survive after birth. Hence, antenatal glucocorticoid treatment (termed antenatal corticosteroid therapy) can be life-saving in preterm babies and is commonly used in women at risk of preterm birth. While the effe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Agnew, Emma J, Ivy, Jessica R, Stock, Sarah J, Chapman, Karen E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2018
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29720513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/JME-18-0077

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29720513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/JME-18-0077

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