title: The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in preparing the fetus for birth.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre in Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Liggins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology; D009520:New Zealand; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012756:Sheep