Inhibition of stimulated and basal ACTH by cortisol during ovine pregnancy

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 1 40-1, 1996, Pages

  Keller Wood, Maureen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

corticotropin; feedback; glucocorticoid; hypotension; maternal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0029844803     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.1.r130     Document Type: Article

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