Corticosterone
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Cerebrovascular cyclooxygenase-1 expression, regulation, and role in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation by inflammatory stimuli.

12 Oct 2009 Systemic injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a widely used model of immune/inflammatory challenge, which can invoke a host of CNS responses, including activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Inducible vascular prostaglandin ... Read more...

Enhanced maternal aggression and associated changes in neuropeptide gene expression in multiparous rats.

29 Sep 2009 Although it has often been speculated that prior reproductive experience improves subsequent maternal care, few studies have examined specific changes in behavior during a 1st versus 2nd lactation. During lactation, mothers display heightened ... Read more...

Calcitonin directly increases adrenocorticotropic hormone-stimulated corticosterone production in the hen adrenal gland.

29 Sep 2009 The present study was performed to elucidate whether the receptor for calcitonin (CT) exists in the adrenocortical cells of hens and to determine the effect of CT on adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-stimulated corticosterone production in its ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Corticosterone'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cerebrovascular cyclooxygenase-1 expression, regulation, and role in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation by inflammatory stimuli. 12 Oct 2009
• Enhanced maternal aggression and associated changes in neuropeptide gene expression in multiparous rats. 29 Sep 2009
• Calcitonin directly increases adrenocorticotropic hormone-stimulated corticosterone production in the hen adrenal gland. 29 Sep 2009
• Comparative effects of furnished and battery cages on egg production and physiological parameters in White Leghorn hens. 29 Sep 2009
• Transport stress in broilers: I. Blood metabolism, glycolytic potential, and meat quality. 29 Sep 2009
• Gene array analysis of adrenal glands in broiler chickens following ACTH treatment. 12 Sep 2009
• Changes in markers of neuronal and glial plasticity after cortical injury induced by food restriction. 2 Sep 2009
• Corticosterone reduces dendritic complexity in developing hippocampal CA1 neurons. 30 Aug 2009
• Subconjunctival mycetoma after sub-Tenon's corticosteroid injection. 30 Aug 2009
• Postnatal stress produces hyperglycemia in adult rats exposed to hypoxia-ischemia. 30 Aug 2009
• Acclimation to heat during incubation: 4. Blood hormones and metabolites in broilers exposed to daily high temperatures. 30 Aug 2009
• Chicken lines selected for their primary antibody response to sheep red blood cells show differential hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responsiveness to mild stressors. 30 Aug 2009
• Chicken lines divergently selected for antibody responses to sheep red blood cells show line-specific differences in sensitivity to immunomodulation by diet. Part I: Humoral parameters. 30 Aug 2009
• Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) regulates glucocorticoid metabolism through 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 in murine gonadotrope cells. 27 Aug 2009
• Effects of corticosterone and the beta-agonist isoproterenol on glutamate receptor-mediated synaptic currents in the rat basolateral amygdala. 25 Aug 2009
• Short- and long-term influences of hypoxia during early postnatal period of development on behavioral and hormonal responses in rats. 20 Aug 2009
• FoxA1 binding directs chromatin structure and the functional response of a glucocorticoid receptor-regulated promoter. 15 Aug 2009
• Trilostane exerts antidepressive effects among wild-type, but not estrogen receptor [beta] knockout mice. 3 Aug 2009
• Oral administration of Yokukansan inhibits the development of atopic dermatitis-like lesions in isolated NC/Nga mice. Aug 2009
• Exenatide improves hypertension in a rat model of the metabolic syndrome. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Corticosterone'

Definition: An adrenocortical steroid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. (From Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1437)

Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,21-dihydroxy-, (11beta)-

Registry Number: 50-22-6

Descriptor UI: D003345

Alternative terms: Corticosterone;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Anti-Inflammatory Agents;

Tree Number: D04.808.745.745.654.237; D06.472.040.585.353.237;

Technical Notes: /biosyn /physiol permitted