Dexamethasone Administration During Late Gestation Has No Major Impact on Lipid Metabolism, but Reduces Newborn Survival Rate in Wistar Rats

A rise in plasma triacylglycerol levels is a common physiological occurrence during late gestation and excess of glucocorticoids (GCs) has been shown to impair lipid metabolism. Based on those observations, we investigated whether the administration of dexamethasone during the late gestational perio...

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Main Authors: Katia Motta, Patricia R. L. Gomes, Paola M. Sulis, Silvana Bordin, Alex Rafacho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00783/full