Gender, puberty and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, a neuroendocrine pathway involved in the stress response is well studied in both human beings and rodents. Major gender-related neuroendocrine changes take place during pubcl1y (days 30 - 60 in rats) including a robust increase in the levels of gonadal s...

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Main Author: Evuarherhe, Obaro
Published: University of Bristol 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.618813