Altered thyroid axis function in Lewis rats with genetically defective hypothalamic CRH/VP neurosecretory cells

Endocrine Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-376

  Whitnall, Mark H ^a   Smallridge, Robert C ^b  

^a AFRRI   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; GENETIC DISORDER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE RELEASE;

EID: 0031444303     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07435809709031863     Document Type: Article

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