DHEA, PREG and their sulphate derivatives on plasma and brain after CRH and ACTH administration

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1187-1191

  Torres, J M ^a   Ortega, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACTH; Brain; CRH; Neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD; BRAIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038128413     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024276328127     Document Type: Article

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