The involvement of innervation in the regulation of fetal adrenal steroidogenesis

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 297-302

  McDonald, T J ^a   Nathanielsz, P W ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; CRH; Enkephalins; NPY; Substance P; VIP

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MATURITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031802538     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978888     Document Type: Article

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