Sensitivity to stress-induced reproductive dysfunction is associated with a selective but not a generalized increase in activity of the adrenal axis
Herod SM, Dettmer AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Cameron JL. Sensitivity to stress-induced reproductive dysfunction is associated with a selective but not a generalized increase in activity of the adrenal axis. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2010, 300: e28-e36. PMID: 20959528, PMCID: PMC3023200, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00223.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced reproductive dysfunctionHPA axis activityReproductive dysfunctionAxis activityHSR monkeysSS monkeysBaseline HPA axis activityChronic HPA axis activityAdrenal axis activityMetabolic stressFemale cynomolgus monkeysAcute psychological stressConcentrations of cortisolEveryday life stressDiurnal releaseAdrenal axisAdrenal weightHPA axisCommon causeCynomolgus monkeysPercent suppressionDysfunctionCortisolACTHPsychological stress