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. 2013 Jul-Aug;17(4):568–579. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.113722

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Developmental effect of placental restriction and resulting hypoxia on chronic adaptations in the fetal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in the regulation of cortisol and catecholamine secretion in mid- to late-gestation. ACTH: Adrenocorticotrophicvhormone, PNMT: Phenylethanolamine-N-vethyltransferase, POMC: Pro-opiomelanocortin