Abstract
ABSTRACT
The 17-oxogenic steroid excretion of women pregnant with an anencephalic foetus was found to be significantly lower than that of women pregnant with a normal foetus but similar to that of non-pregnant women taking oral contraceptives containing oestrogens. It is suggested that the diminished excretion of 17-oxogenic steroids in pregnancies with an anencephalic foetus may reflect defective production of corticosteroids or their precursors by the abnormal adrenal of the anencephalic foetus.
Subject
Endocrinology,General Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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