Modulation of ovine fetal adrenocorticotropin secretion by androstenedione and 17β-estradiol

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Saoud, Christine J ^a   Wood, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenocorticotropic hormone; cortisol negative feedback; fetal sheep; parturition

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FETUS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0030944815     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.4.r1128     Document Type: Article

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