Exogenous and endogenous corticosteroids modulate blood-brain barrier development in the ovine fetus

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 2 48-2, 2000, Pages

  Stonestreet, Barbara S ^a   Sadowska, Grazyna B ^a   McKnight, Amanda J ^a   Patlak, Clifford ^b   Petersson, Katherine H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha aminoisobutyric acid; Brain; Cortisol; Gestation; Maturation; Sheep; Steroids

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 2 METHYLPROPIONIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; MATURATION; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0033862461     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.279.2.r468     Document Type: Article

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