Chronic maternal stress inhibits the capacity to up-regulate placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 activity

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Welberg, Leonie A M ^a   Thrivikraman, K V ^a   Plotsky, Paul M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; UPREGULATION;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 26044475876     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06374     Document Type: Article

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