Strain differences in corticosteroid receptor efficiencies and regulation in Brown Norway and Fischer 344 rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-273

  Marissal Arvy, Nathalie ^a   Mormede P ^a   Sarrieau, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroid receptor regulation; Body weight; Corticosterone efficiency; Plasma transcortin; Rat strains; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; TRANSCORTIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DARKNESS; FLUID INTAKE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THYMUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCORTIN;

EID: 0344026214     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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