ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This review covers the recent advances in the understanding of fetal adrenal development and the interplay with the feto-placental unit. A short overview of related adrenal disorders is presented. The effect of other hormone systems is also discussed and the reliability of using rodent models to study adrenal pathophysiology.Structural development of the fetal adrenal and its transition to the adult organ: There are differ...