The peptide ACTH(1-39), adrenal growth and steroidogenesis in the sheep fetus after disconnection of the hypothalamus and pituitary

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 491, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 871-879

  Phillips, I D ^a   Ross, J T ^a   Owens, J A ^a   Young, I R ^b   McMillen, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN[1-39]; CYTOCHROME A; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0029869464     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021264     Document Type: Article

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