Pregnancy alters cortisol feedback inhibition of stimulated ACTH: Studies in adrenalectomized ewes

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 6 49-6, 2001, Pages

  Keller Wood, Maureen ^a   Wood, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; Corticotropin; Feedback; Glucocorticoid; Mineralocorticoid

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROCORTISONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROTEIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRESS;

EID: 0034976588     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.6.r1790     Document Type: Article

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