Influence of labor on direct and indirect determinants of placental 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity.
Hanna HuebnerKirsten HeussnerMatthias RuebnerMatthias SchmidJennifer NadalJoachim WoelfleAndrea HartnerCarlos Menendez-CastroManfred RauhMatthias W BeckmannSven KehlFabian B FahlbuschPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2020)
Labor involves a series of complex hormonal processes including activation of placental CRH and glucocorticoid metabolism. This has to be taken into account when selecting human cohorts for comparative analysis of placental steroids.