Sexual dimorphism in the pituitary-adrenal response to tumor necrosis factor-α, but not to interleukin-6, in the rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-155

  Watanobe, Hajime ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Corticosterone; Cytokine; Neuroimmunomodulation; Sex difference; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENDER; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; SECRETORY RATE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0037081789     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(01)00735-3     Document Type: Article

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