hypothalamic

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 CRH is a 41-amino acid peptide initially identified as a hypothalamic factor responsible for stimulating ACTH from the anterior pituitary (1).

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  • Previous studies have suggested that early life experiences can influence the development of regulatory systems implicated in the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, according to the researchers. —  MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians
  • Specifically, dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -- the body's main neuroendocrine stress response system -- leads to lower-than-normal cortisol concentrations and insufficient glucocorticoid signaling, which is associated with "increased immune activation and inflammatory responses, potentially promoting symptoms of fatigue and pain," they said. —  MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians
  • A nuclear receptor, NR5A1 (also called steroidogenic factor 1), is a key transcriptional regulator of genes involved in the hypothalamic-pituitary-steroidogenic axis. —  New England Journal of Medicine
  • The impact of such exposures on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and subsequent sexual maturation is the subject of the present review. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • We discuss biomarkers of the cardiovascular system, metabolic processes, inflammation, activity in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS), and organ functioning —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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