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The oncogeneTrop2regulates fetal lung cell proliferation

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Long-term hypoxia modulates expression of key genes regulating adrenomedullary function in the late gestation ovine fetus

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Effect of Adrenalectomy or Long Term Cortisol or Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-Releasing Factor Infusion on the Concentration and Molecular Weight Distribution of ACTH in Fetal Sheep Plasma*

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Betamethasone effects on fetal sheep cerebral blood flow are not dependent on maturation of cerebrovascular system and pituitary–adrenal axis

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Dissociation of pulsatile cortisol and adrenocorticotropin secretion in fetal sheep during late gestation

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By 95 days of gestation CRF increases plasma ACTH and cortisol in ovine fetuses

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Responsiveness and Maximum Secretory Capacity of Isolated Fetal Lamb Adrenocortical Cells throughout the Last Third of Gestation*

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SEQUENTIAL FOETAL—MATERNAL PLASMA CORTISOL LEVELS IN SHEEP

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