Corticoliberin activity of rat neurohypophysis is distinct from vasopressin
1981 ◽
Vol 240
(6)
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pp. E689-E693
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Electrical stimulation of the neural lobe of the pituitary resulted in an increase of corticosterone secretion in both normal and Brattleboro rats. Bioassaying the corticoliberin (CRF) activity of stalk-median eminence and neural lobe extracts obtained from normal and Brattleboro rats revealed that the endogenous vasopressin was not a prerequisite of ACTH-releasing potency. Arginine-8-vasopressin failed to potentiate the CRF activity of the different extracts. These data suggest that a nonvasopressin substance(s) with CRF activity can be released from the neurohypophysis of the rat, and it may contribute to activating the pituitary-adrenal axis under certain experimental conditions.
2007 ◽
Vol 98
(3)
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pp. 1102-1107
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1975 ◽
Vol 53
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pp. 75-83
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1959 ◽
Vol 197
(1)
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pp. 153-157
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1978 ◽
Vol 235
(4)
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pp. H445-H451
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