Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis feedback regulation in rats prenatally exposed to ethanol
Animals exposed to ethanol in utero to ethanol exhibit hormonal hyperresponsiveness to stressors in adulthood. One possible mechanism for this hyperresponsiveness is a deficit in negative feedback regulation of the hypothalamicpituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis. The present study tested the hypothesis...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8128 |