Origin of ultradian pulsatility in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1688, 2010, Pages 1627-1633

  Walker, Jamie J ^a   Terry, John R ^a   Lightman, Stafford L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid hormones; Mathematical modelling; Neuroendocrine regulation; Numerical continuation; Ultradian pulsatility

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77953492059     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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