The Development and Functional Regulation of the Fetal Adrenal Cortex

• 作者: Lian Liu Xiulan Yang Yun Zhen
• 来源期刊: 长江医药(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: The Fetal Adrenal Cortex Steroid Hormones Growth Factor Transcription Factor Placental Hormone
• 年，卷（期）: cjyyyw_2020,（4）
• 页码范围: 254-276
• 页数: 23页
• 分类号: R71

摘要

As an important endocrine organ of the human, the adrenal cortex is responsible for the synthesis of various steroids. It is important to maintain pregnancy, promote fetal growth and nervous system development. Moreover, it is also important for the growth and development of the fetus after birth. Abnormal functional development of the adrenal cortex will induce the abnormal synthesis of steroid hormones and trigger the occurrence of related diseases. In this review, we discuss the morphological and functional development of fetal adrenal cortex and its regulatory factors in humans and rodents.