Hypothalamic oxytocin in the developing ovine fetus: Interaction with pituitary-adrenocortical function

Brain Research

Volumn 820, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 92-100

  Matthews, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Development; HPA axis; Hypothalamus; Oxytocin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FETUS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 0033608409     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01056-2     Document Type: Article

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