title: Dysfunction of placental glucocorticoid barrier: link between fetal environment and adult hypertension?
authors.affiliation: University of Edinburgh Department of Medicine, Western General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benediktsson
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Seckl
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010920:Placenta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases