Differential changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and prolactin responses to stress in early pregnant mice

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1066-1078

  Parker, V J ^a   Menzies, J R W ^a   Douglas, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brainstem noradrenergic nuclei; Fasting; Immune stress; Prolactin ELISA; Tuberoinfundibular dopamine

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN FOS; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCUS CERULEUS; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80054751643     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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