Central regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis during fetal development in the guinea-pig

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 220-226

  Owen, D ^a   Banjanin, S ^a   Gidrewicz, D ^a   McCabe, L ^a   Matthews, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PARTURITION; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 17844389867     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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