Deciphering the Contributions of CRH Receptors in the Brain and Pituitary to Stress-Induced Inhibition of the Reproductive Axis
Raftogianni A, Roth LC, García-González D, Bus T, Kühne C, Monyer H, Spergel DJ, Deussing JM, Grinevich V. Deciphering the Contributions of CRH Receptors in the Brain and Pituitary to Stress-Induced Inhibition of the Reproductive Axis. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2018, 11: 305. PMID: 30214395, PMCID: PMC6125327, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCRH receptor type 1Corticotropin-releasing hormoneHPG axisCentral neuronsCRH receptorsPharmacological studiesAcute stressGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsMale HPG axisDecrease of plasmaEarlier pharmacological studiesReceptor type 1Stress induced inhibitionHormone neuronsLH releaseGABAergic neuronsCentral infusionPituitary levelMale miceGonadal axisReproductive axisImmunological stressType 2Pituitary culturesBasal conditions