Antenatal Betamethasone Depresses Maternal and Fetal Aldosterone Levels

Antenatal glucocorticoids are used to mature lung function in fetuses at risk for preterm delivery, but they also suppress cortisol synthesis in both pregnant women and their fetuses through blockade of ACTH and so adrenocortical P450c17 expression. We recently discovered in pregnant rabbits that ev...

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Main Authors:	Kessel, Julie M, Cale, Jackie M, Verbrick, Erin, Parker, C Richard, Carlton, David P., Bird, Ian M
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	2009
Subjects:	Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883983/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18997118 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1933719108324140
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Antenatal Betamethasone Depresses Maternal and Fetal Aldosterone Levels

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