The human fetal adrenal: making adrenal androgens for placental estrogens.

Abstract:

:During most of gestation, the fetal adrenal gland is almost solely dedicated to the production of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S). This specialized ability of the fetal adrenal is unique to primates and occurs because of a specialized fetal zone that composes the bulk of the fetal adrenal gland. Morphologically and physiologically, the human fetal adrenal (HFA) glands are remarkable organs. The glands at term are almost the size of the fetal kidney due in large part to the presence of the fetal zone, which at term produces more steroid than is normally secreted by adrenal glands of the adult. Much of the steroid released by the fetal zone is DHEA-S, which is used by the placenta to produce estrogens. Herein, we review the features of the HFA gland, including its impressive ability to synthesize large amounts of adrenal androgens for use by the placenta to produce estrogens.

journal_name

Semin Reprod Med

authors

Rainey WE,Rehman KS,Carr BR

doi

10.1055/s-2004-861549

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-11-01 00:00:00

pages

327-36

issue

4

eissn

1526-8004

issn

1526-4564

journal_volume

22

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