A comparative study of adrenocorticotropin-releasing activity of prostaglandins E1, E2, F(2α) and D2 in the rat

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-168

  Nasushita, R ^a   Watanobe, H ^a   Takebe, K ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031050976     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(97)90515-9     Document Type: Article

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