Do Alterations in placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD) activities explain differences in fetal hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal (HPA) function following periconceptional undernutrition or twinning in sheep?

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1201-1212

  Connor, Kristin L ^a,c   Challis, John R G ^a,b   Van Zijl, Pierre ^c   Rumball, Christopher W ^c   Alix, Sonia ^c   Jaquiery, Anne L ^c   Oliver, Mark H ^c   Harding, Jane E ^c   Bloomfield, Frank H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

11 HSD; Glucocorticoids; Parturition.; Programming; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TWIN PREGNANCY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TWINS;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 1; 11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CORTISONE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; TWINS;

EID: 70450214713     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109345162     Document Type: Article

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