Dexamethasone and hydrocortisone in neonatal rats 1 Tapering Dose of Hydrocortisone and Dexamethasone in Neonatal Rats: Effect on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Response, Somatic and Neurological Development at Adolescence Varsha Bhatt-Mehta 1,2 , Charles R Neal Jr 3 , Lidong S Huang 2 , Mercy Pawar 2 , Delia M Vazquez 2 1 College of Pharmacy and 2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 3 University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine ,Honolulu, HI,USA Corresponding Author: Varsha Bhatt-Mehta, MS (CRDSA), Pharm.D., FCCP College of Pharmacy and Department of Pediatrics F5790/0254 200 East Hospital Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 varsham@umich.edu 734-763-4109 (Office) 734-763-7728 (Fax)