Maternal Prenatal Mental Health and Placental 11β-HSD2 Gene Expression: Initial Findings from the Mercy Pregnancy and Emotional Wellbeing Study

High intrauterine cortisol exposure can inhibit fetal growth and have programming effects for the child’s subsequent stress reactivity. Placental 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD2) limits the amount of maternal cortisol transferred to the fetus. However, the relationship between maternal...

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Published in:Int J Mol Sci
Main Authors: Seth, Sunaina, Lewis, Andrew James, Saffery, Richard, Lappas, Martha, Galbally, Megan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4661892/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26593902
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms161126034
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