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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"glucocorticoid therapy"”.
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Direct Effect of Glucocorticoids on the Developing Cardiovascular System: Studies in the Chicken Embryo
Glucocorticoid therapy for threatened with preterm labour and in preterm neonates has become common practice in the last 40 years. This treatment is based on the pioneering work of Liggins who discovered that development of fetal tissues was dependent upon the pre-partum surge in fetal cortisol and …
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Identification of Actin Binding Proteins Associated with Cross-Linked Actin Networks
… 9 tables, 16 figures, references, 122 titles. Glucocorticoid therapy can leady to ocular hypertension and glaucoma. The purpose of this study is to examine mechanisms contributing to increased intraocular pressure using tissue culture models of steroid-induced ocular hypertension through …
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Discovering the biological and clinical implications of modulating glucocorticoid action using metabolomic profiling of human plasma samples
Background: Glucocorticoid deficiency and excess are difficult to identify because ofthe non-specificity of their clinical and biochemical features which are also poorlycorrelated with levels of circulating steroids. The lack of reliable biomarkers forglucocorticoid action makes it challenging to …
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Cortisol perturbation in the pathophysiology of septicaemia, complicated pregnancy and weight loss/obesity.
Cortisol, the principal glucocorticoid secreted from the adrenal glands, is essential for life. Healthy cortisol levels are maintained through negative feedback on the central nervous system (CNS) – pituitary stimulatory apparatus which regulates production of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and …