Neuroendocrine regulation of pituitary-adrenal function during fetal life

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-165

  Brooks, A N ^a   Hagan, D M ^a   Howe, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FETUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029814673     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1350153     Document Type: Review

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