Dysfunction of placental glucocorticoid barrier: link between fetal environment and adult hypertension?

Lancet. 1993 Feb 6;341(8841):355-7. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90148-a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / metabolism
  • Hypertension / physiopathology*
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Placenta / anatomy & histology
  • Placenta / enzymology
  • Placenta / metabolism*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases