Hypothalamic and hypophyseal regulation of growth hormone secretion

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-123

  Bluet Pajot, Marie Thérèse ^a   Epelbaum, Jacques ^a   Gourdji, Danièle ^a   Hammond, Constance ^a   Kordon, Claude ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Calcium; Diabetes; Dwarfism; Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Neuroimmune interactions; Neuropeptides; Pacemaker activity; Somatostatin; Steroid hormones; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOSTATIN; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ACROMEGALY; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA METHYLATION; DWARFISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031887035     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022579327647     Document Type: Article

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