Different opioid mechanisms are involved in the modulation of ACTH and gonadotrophin release in man.
Both the pituitary-adrenal axis and the pituitary-gonadal axis are under the tonic inhibitory control of endogenous opioid peptides in man. However, the precise opioid receptor involved in the modulation of these hormones remains unknown. The effect of a dose of intravenous naloxone on serum levels...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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