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• TITLE: The Development and Functional Regulation of the Fetal Adrenal Cortex

  AUTHORS: Xiulan Yang, Yun Zhen, Lian Liu

  KEYWORDS: The Fetal Adrenal Cortex, Steroid Hormones, Growth Factor, Transcription Factor, Placental Hormone

  JOURNAL NAME: Yangtze Medicine, Vol.4 No.4, September 30, 2020

  ABSTRACT: 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.