Hypothalamic glucocorticoid implants prevent fetal ovine adrenocorticotropin secretion in response to stress

Endocrinology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 2862-2868

  McDonald, T J ^a   Hoffmann, G E ^b   Myers, D A ^a   Nathanielsz, P W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOXIA; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRESS;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; STRESS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025612086     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo-127-6-2862     Document Type: Article

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