Role of Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides in the Regulation of the Adrenal Cortex

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-267

  Delarue, Catherine ^a   Confesse, Vincent ^a   Lenglet, Sébastien ^a   Sicard, Flavie ^a   Perraudin, Véronique ^a   Lefebvre, Hervé ^a   Kodjo, Magloire ^a   Leboulenger, François ^b   Yon, Laurent ^a   Gallo Payet, Nicole ^c   Vaudry, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Adrenal steroids; Neuropeptides; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ARGIPRESSIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CATECHOLAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; SEROTONIN; TACHYKININ;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CATECHOLAMINES; HUMANS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OXYTOCIN; SEROTONIN; TACHYKININS;

EID: 18044401711     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011512415497     Document Type: Article

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