Cadmium chronotoxicity at pituitary level: Effects on plasma ACTH, GH, and TSH daily pattern

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-220

  Caride, Ana ^a   Fernández Pérez, Belén ^a   Cabaleiro, Teresa ^a   Tarasco, Marta ^a   Esquifino, Ana Isabel ^b   Lafuente, Anunciacion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cadmium; Daily pattern; GH; TSH

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; CADMIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN RELEASE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 78349275756     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-010-0027-5     Document Type: Article

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