Prenatal exposure to glucocorticoids and adult disease

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-69

  Dodic, M ^a   Moritz, K ^a   Wintour, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAT INTAKE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; SHEEP; STRESS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037306527     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.111.1.61.15144     Document Type: Review

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