Maternal, fetal relationships in corticosteroid metabolism

Neonatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1977, Pages 132-137

  Michaud, Nicole J ^a   Burton, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Corticosteroid; Fetal maternal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FETUS; HEAD; LIVER; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; MOUSE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; LIVER; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0017588165     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000241006     Document Type: Article

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