Sexually dimorphic effects of maternal adrenalectomy on hypothalamic corticotrophin-releasing factor, glucocorticoid receptor and anterior pituitary POMC mRNA levels in rat neonates

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-204

  Halasz, Ildiko ^a   Rittenhouse, Peter A ^a   Zorrilla, Eric P ^a   Redei, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; POMC mRNA; Sex difference; SHRP

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030787485     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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