Source of corticotropin-releasing hormone-like innervation of the adrenal glands of fetal and postnatal sheep

Brain Research

Volumn 767, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-91

  Li, C ^a   McDonald, T J ^a  

^a Lab for Pregnancy and Newborn Res   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Fluorogold; Spinal cord; Splanchnic nerve; Sympathetic column

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FETUS; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SHEEP; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030846818     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00638-0     Document Type: Article

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