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Editorial

Glucocorticoid hormone programming in early-life and its impact on adult health

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Pages 3-7 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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Figure 1. Glucocorticoid hormone programming in early-life and its impact on adult health.

Fetal glucocorticoid overexposure (exogenous administration of glucocorticoids or inhibition of feto-placental 11b-HSD2 activity), in combination with genetic factors, will influence the development of many organ systems, and program tissue responses in the developing offspring, leading to adult disorders.

Figure 1. Glucocorticoid hormone programming in early-life and its impact on adult health.Fetal glucocorticoid overexposure (exogenous administration of glucocorticoids or inhibition of feto-placental 11b-HSD2 activity), in combination with genetic factors, will influence the development of many organ systems, and program tissue responses in the developing offspring, leading to adult disorders.

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