The transfer and metabolism of corticosteroids in the perfused human placenta

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 363-366

  Levitz, Mortimer ^a   Jansen, Valerie ^a   Dancis, Joseph ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG SURFACTANT; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RADIOISOTOPE;

11 OXOBETAMETHASONE; 11 OXODEXAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE H 3; CORTISONE C 14; DEXAMETHASONE H 3; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; HYDROCORTISONE C 14; HYDROCORTISONE H 3; IN VITRO STUDY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREDNISOLONE H 3; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL PERFUSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANTIPYRINE; BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; IN VITRO; PLACENTA; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0018167479     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(78)90768-8     Document Type: Article

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