Gender-dependent characteristics of the hypothalamo-corticotrope axis function in glucocorticoid-replete and glucocorticoid-depleted rats

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 737-743

  Chisari, A N ^b   Perone, M J ^a   Giovambattista, A ^b   Spinedi, E ^a,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Ctr Invest Devmt C   (Argentina)

^c Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenalectomy; AVP; CRH; Neurosecretion; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; NEUROPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM ION;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032423798     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03348038     Document Type: Article

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