Pharmacokinetics of corticosteroids during pregnancy

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-82

  Pacheco, Luis D ^a   Ghulmiyyah, Labib M ^a   Snodgrass, Wayne R ^a   Hankins, Gary D V ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Glucocorticoids; Pharmacokinetics; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; GLOBULIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE BINDING GLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KIDNEY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RESEARCH; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 33847669348     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958162     Document Type: Review

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