Repeated antenatal glucocorticoid treatment decreases hypothalamic corticotropin releasing hormone mRNA but not corticosteroid receptor mRNA expression in the fetal guinea-pig brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 425-431

  McCabe, L ^a   Marash, D ^a   Li, A ^a   Matthews, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Dexamethasone; Fetus; Glucocorticoid receptor; Glucocorticoids; Guinea pig; HPA axis; Limbic system; Mineralocorticoid receptor

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG VEHICLE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRAIN; CIRCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DEVELOPMENT; DOWN REGULATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LIFE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035027362     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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