Thyroxine replacement after hypophysectomy alters the pattern of enkephalin localisation in the adrenal medulla of the fetal sheep

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 60-65

  Simonetta, Giuseppe ^a   Young, I Ross ^b   McMillen, I Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenal medulla; Enkephalin peptides; Fetus; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ENKEPHALIN; NORADRENALIN; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0030578201     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(96)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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