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Estrogen
Estrogen elicits cortical zone-specific effects on fetal adrenal gland growth
August 25th, 2005
Estrogen elicits cortical zone-specific effects on fetal adrenal gland development. According to a study from the United States, "In the present study, we determined whether endogenous estrogen, the levels of which increase with advancing pregnancy, regulates growth and development of the baboon fetal adrenal cortex. "Fetal adrenal glands were obtained at mid- (day 100) and late (day 165, term is 184 days) gestation from untreated baboons and on day 165 from animals in which endogenous estrogen production was suppressed by administration of aromatase inhibitor CGS 20267 between days 100 and 165. Volumes of the respective cortical zones were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-25)
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