Functional innervation of the adrenal cortex by the splanchnic nerve

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 311-314

  Engeland, W C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal Cortex; Corticosteroid Secretion; Splanchnic Nerve

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031781287     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978890     Document Type: Article

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