Pituitary mitosis and apoptotic responsiveness following adrenalectomy are independent of hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus CHR input

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 521-529

  Nolan, Lesley A ^a   Thomas, K C ^a   Levy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOSIS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 3042845747     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1810521     Document Type: Article

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