Feedback control of glucocorticoid production is established during fetal development

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 735-744

  Reichardt, Holger M ^a   Schütz, Günther ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030451986     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401657     Document Type: Article

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