Time-specific effects of perinatal glucocorticoid treatment on anterior pituitary morphology, annexin 1 expression and adrenocorticotrophic hormone secretion in the adult female rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 949-959

  John, C D ^a   Theogaraj, E ^a   Christian, H C ^c   Morris, J F ^c   Smith, S F ^b   Buckingham, J C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annexin 1; Corticotrophin; Dexamethasone; Female; HPA axis; Perinatal steroid treatment; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DRINKING WATER; GLUCOCORTICOID; LIPOCORTIN 1;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CYTOPLASM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A1; CORTICOTROPHS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750523243     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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