Regulation of complex pulsatile and rhythmic neuroendocrine systems: The male gonadal axis as a prototype

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 181, Issue C, 2010, Pages 79-110

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a   Keenan, Daniel M ^b   Pincus, Steven M ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Independent Mathematician   (United States)

Author keywords

Acth; Cortisol; Gh; Lh; Pulses; Rhythms; Secretion; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INHIBIN; INHIBIN B; INSULIN; LIPOCORTIN 1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOSTATIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VASOPRESSIN; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENTROPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GONAD; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77955506123     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)81006-0     Document Type: Article

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