Corticotropin-releasing factor but not urocortin is involved in adrenalectomy-induced adrenocorticotropin release

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-74

  Masuzawa, M ^a   Oki, Yutaka ^a   Ozawa, M ^a   Watanabe, F ^a   Yoshimi, T ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Arginine vasopressin; Corticotropin releasing factor; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; UROCORTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032926792     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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