Neurosteroids, immunosteroids, and the Balkanization of endocrinology

Traditionally, the production and regulation of steroid hormones has been viewed as a multi-organ process involving the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis for sex steroids and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis for glucocorticoids. However, active steroids can also be synthesized l...

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2008-07, Vol.157 (3), p.266-274
Main Authors: Schmidt, Kim L., Pradhan, Devaleena S., Shah, Amit H., Charlier, Thierry D., Chin, Eunice H., Soma, Kiran K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Anatomie (cytologie, histologie, embryologie...) & physiologie
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Animals
Bird
Birds - physiology
Brain - metabolism
Bursa of Fabricius
Corticosterone
Cortisol
Development
DHEA
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Estradiol
Gonadal Hormones - biosynthesis
Immune system
Immune System - metabolism
Life sciences
Progesterone
Sciences du vivant
Season
Songbird
Steroids - biosynthesis
Stress
Testosterone
Thymus
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