Dynamics of the fetal adrenal, cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B responses to antenatal betamethasone therapy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 562-565

  Parker Jr , C R ^a   Atkinson, M W ^a   Owen, J ^a   Andrews, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

apolipoprotein B; Betamethasone; cholesterol; cortisol; dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; fetal adrenal; fetal lung maturation; pregnancy; steroid

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; BETAMETHASONE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS MATURITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; LIPOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0030029793     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70428-3     Document Type: Article

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