Prenatal administration of dexamethasone during early pregnancy negatively affects placental development and function in mice

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 4846-4856

  Lee, J Y ^a   Park, S J ^a   Kim, S H ^a   Kim, M H ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Mouse; Placental development; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MICE; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84882622123     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5090     Document Type: Article

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