Anterior pituitary trophic responses to dexamethasone withdrawal and repeated dexamethasone exposures

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 263-270

  Nolan, L A ^a   Levy, A ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG REEXPOSURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS INDEX; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SECRETION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURNOVER TIME;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035002795     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1690263     Document Type: Article

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