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