Adrenal axis activation by chronic social stress fails to inhibit gonadal function in male rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 563-573

  Lemaire, V ^a   Taylor, G T ^b   Mormede P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal axis; Chronic social stress; Conicosteroid; Gonadal axis; Reproductive systems; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMPLANT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THYMUS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTIS;

EID: 0031427294     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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