Cortisol differentially regulates pituitary-adrenal function in the sheep fetus after disconnection of the hypothalamus and pituitary

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 663-668

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Fetus; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0030859517     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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