Corticotropin-inhibiting peptide enhances aldosterone secretion by dispersed rat zona glomerulosa cells

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-152

  Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^a   Rebuffat, Piera ^b   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^b   Nowak, Krzysztof W ^c  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN[1-39]; PEPTIDE HORMONE; SARALASIN; VERAPAMIL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SARALASIN; VERAPAMIL; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0032191775     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(98)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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