Transport of CRH from mouse brain directly affects peripheral production of β-endorphin by the spleen

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 273, Issue 6 36-6, 1997, Pages

  Martins, J Martin ^a,b   Banks, William A ^a,c   Kastin, Abba J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Neuro immunology; Peptides

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; COLCHICINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; HALF LIFE TIME; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HYPOPHYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031425857     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.6.e1083     Document Type: Article

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