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Metyrapone alleviates deleterious effects of maternal food restriction on lung development and growth of rat offspring.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) - 1 Feb 2015
Paek David S, Sakurai Reiko, Saraswat Aditi, Li Yishi, Khorram Omid, Torday John S, Rehan Virender K
Abstract excerpt
Maternal food restriction (MFR) causes intrauterine growth restriction, a known risk factor for developing chronic lung disease. However, it is unknown whether this negative outcome is gender specific or preventable by blocking the MFR-induced hyperglucocorticoidism. Using a well-established rat model, we used metyrapone (MTP), an inhibitor of glucocorticoid synthesis, to study the MFR-induced lung changes on...
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