Corticotropin-releasing hormone-mediated metamorphosis in the neotenic axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum: Synergistic involvement of thyroxine and corticoids on brain type II deiodinase

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 75-81

  Kühn, Eduard R ^a   De Groef, Bert ^a   Van Der Geyten, Serge ^a   Darras, Veerle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Axolotl; CRH; Deiodinases; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TYPE 2 DEIODINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 21344432761     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.02.022     Document Type: Article

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