The effects of dexamethasone administered during pregnancy on the postpartum spiny mouse ovary.

Excessive exposure to glucocorticoids can alter ovarian function by modulating oogenesis, folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of dexamethasone (DEX) administered during pregnancy on folliculogenesis and corpus luteum development in the postpa...

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Main Authors: Monika Hułas-Stasiak, Piotr Dobrowolski, Bożena Pawlikowska-Pawlęga, Ewa Tomaszewska, Siemowit Muszyński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5565181?pdf=render