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CRH/CRHR1 mediates prenatal synthetic glucocorticoid programming of depression‐like behavior across 2 generations
15 Mar 2018
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Pregnant women at risk of preterm labor usually receive synthetic glucocorticoids (sGCs) to promote fetal lung development. Emerging evidence indicates that antenatal sGC increases the risk of affective disorders in offspring. Data from animal studies show that such disorders can be transmitted to the second generation. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the intergenerational effects of prenatal sGC...
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