Evidence that an extrahypothalamic pituitary corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)/adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) system controls adrenal growth and secretion in rats

Cell & Tissue Research

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 439-445

  Markowska, Anna ^a   Rebuffat, Piera ^a   Rocco, Stefano ^a   Gottardo, Giuseppe ^a   Mazzocchi, Giuseppina ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal growth; CRH; Electron microscopy; Hypophysectomy; Rat (Wistar)

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; ZONA FASCICULATA;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMAL; ATROPHY; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZONA FASCICULATA;

EID: 0027250013     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00318550     Document Type: Article

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