Regulation of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone secretion from the pars intermedia of domestic cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-249

  Kemppainen, Robert J ^a   Peterson, Mark E ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BROMOCRIPTINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HALOPERIDOL; INSULIN; ISOPRENALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CILIARY DISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BROMOCRIPTINE; CATS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; PITUITARY GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032993708     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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