Antenatal glucocorticoid administration increases corticotrophin-releasing hormone in maternal plasma

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 556-561

  Korebrits, C ^a,b   Yu, D H T ^b   Ramirez, M M ^a   Marinoni, E ^a,b   Bocking, A D ^a   Challis, J R G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERNAL PLASMA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031864333     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10158.x     Document Type: Article

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