Effect of corticotropin releasing factor injected into the Median Eminence on growth hormone secretion in male rats

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 715-718

  Frias, J ^a   Ruiz, E ^a   Ortega, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CRF; GH; Male rat; Median eminence

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033048289     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020719227235     Document Type: Article

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