Effect of periconceptional undernutrition and gender on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis function in young adult sheep

Glucocorticoids are proposed to act as intermediary factors that transcribe the developmental programming sequelae of maternal nutrient restriction (NR). Periconceptional under-nutrition of sheep markedly activates fetal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity leading to preterm birth, wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of endocrinology 2006-08, Vol.190 (2), p.203-212
Hauptverfasser: Gardner, D S, Van Bon, B W M, Dandrea, J, Goddard, P J, May, S F, Wilson, V, Stephenson, T, Symonds, M E
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