Exogenous corticosterone administration during pregnancy alters placental and fetal thyroid hormone availability in females.
Emmanuel N. Paul, Salome Shubitidze, Rodaba Rahim, Imani Rucker, Liana Valin, Stefanos Apostle, John Andrew Pospisilik, Karen E. Racicot, Arianna L. Smith
The paper shows that maternal prenatal stress reduces placental and fetal thyroid hormone availability in female offspring, independent of maternal hormone levels.
Placenta · Oct 1, 2023Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology