Mechanisms underlying the attenuation of the neuroendocrine response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to acute stress in the late pregnant rat
The aim of this PhD project was to examine whether HPA axis responses to acute stress were different during pregnancy and to elucidate possible mechanisms underlying these changes. We found that on day 21 of pregnancy the peak plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone secretory r...
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University of Edinburgh
1998
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.653113 |