Adrenocortical function, feedback, and alphabet soup

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 289, Issue 3 52-3, 2005, Pages

  Dallman, Mary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADRENAL FUNCTION; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; EDITORIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY;

EID: 23944434402     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/classicessays.00033.2005     Document Type: Editorial

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