Neonatal glucocorticoids and the developing brain: Short-term treatment with life-long consequences?

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 649-653

  Bakker, Joost M ^a   Van Bel, Frank ^a   Heijnen, Cobi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; NOREPINEPHRINE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035511121     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(00)01948-2     Document Type: Review

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