Effects of maternal deprivation on the somatotrophic axis and neuropeptide Y in the hypothalamus and pituitary in female lambs. The histomorphometric study.
The effects of maternal deprivation on the somatotrophic axis and neuropeptide Y (NPY) neuronal system in the hypothalamus of female lambs were evaluated. Twelve-week-old lambs were divided into two groups: the control (lambs stayed with mothers) and maternally deprived (MD; lambs separated for 3 da...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2010-08-01
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Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4225 |