Effects of proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide on the rat pituitary-adrenocortical axis under basal and stressful conditions

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 285-287

  Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^a   Macchi, Carlo ^b   Nowak, Magdalena ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^b   Majchrzak, Mariola ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Proadrenomedullin N terminal 20 peptide; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHER; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLD; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; COLD; CORTICOSTERONE; ETHER, ETHYL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 39049191920     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.18.2.285     Document Type: Article

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