Enduring, Sexually Dimorphic Impact of In Utero Exposure to Elevated Levels of Glucocorticoids on Midbrain Dopaminergic Populations

Glucocorticoid hormones (GCs) released from the fetal/maternal glands during late gestation are required for normal development of mammalian organs and tissues. Accordingly, synthetic glucocorticoids have proven to be invaluable in perinatal medicine where they are widely used to accelerate fetal lu...

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Principais autores:	Glenda E. Gillies, Kanwar Virdee, Ilse Pienaar, Felwah Al-Zaid, Jeffrey W. Dalley
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:	Brain Sciences
Assuntos:	dopaminergic neurones astrocytes midbrain ventral tegmental area substantia nigra pars compacta antenatal glucocorticoid treatment developmental programming sex dimorphisms
Acceso en liña:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/1/5
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