Desensitization of the adrenocorticotropin response to arginine vasopressin
The hypothalamic peptide arginine vasopressin (AVP) is an important regulator of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) release from the anterior pituitary. AVP stimulates ACTH secretion from corticotroph cells by activating the V1b AVP receptor, a member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family which ac...
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University of Canterbury. Zoology
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6791 |