Differential involvement of adrenal and gonadal steroids in anterior and intermediate pituitary pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA expression induced by the endogenous benzodiazepine, octadecaneuropeptide, in adult male rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 307-316

  Givalois, L ^a,c   Li, S ^b   Pelletier, G ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Hosp Res Ctr of Laval University   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MESSENGER RNA; OCTADECANEUROPEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTICULAR HORMONES;

EID: 0033055193     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1610307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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