Corticosteroids mediate fast feedback of the rat hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal axis via the mineralocorticoid receptor

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Atkinson, Helen C ^a   Wood, Susan A ^a   Castrique, Emma S ^a   Kershaw, Yvonne M ^a   Wiles, Crispin C R ^a   Lightman, Stafford L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal; Canrenoate; Corticosterone; Mifepristone; Pulsatility; RU 38486; Ultradian

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; CANRENOATE POTASSIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; DIURNAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM; ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CANRENOATE POTASSIUM; CORTICOSTERONE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE; MIFEPRISTONE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID;

EID: 47549090986     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00721.2007     Document Type: Article

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