A Role for the Androgen Metabolite, 5alpha androstane, 3beta, 17beta Diol (3b-DIol) in the regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is a basic reaction of animals to environmental perturbations that threaten homeostasis. These responses are ultimately regulated by neurons residing within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN). Within the PVN, corticotropi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-11-01
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| Collection: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Accès en ligne: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00065/full |