Neurosteroids in the fetus and neonate: Potential protective role in compromised pregnancies

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 602-610

  Hirst, Jonathan J ^a   Palliser, Hannah K ^a   Yates, Della M ^a   Yawno, Tamara ^b   Walker, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Fetus; Neonate; Neuroprotection; Placenta; Placental steroidogenesis; Pregnanes; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROGESTERONE; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CELL DEATH; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REM SLEEP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANOLONE; STEROIDS;

EID: 38349085880     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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