Food and the circadian activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1391-1405

  Leal, A M O ^a   Moreira, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ACTH; Circadian rhythm; CRH; Feeding; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EATING; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EATING; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 0031299975     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997001200003     Document Type: Article

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