ONTOGENY OF PITUITARY GONADAL INTERACTIONS - CURRENT ADVANCES AND CONTROVERSIES

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HUHTANIEMI, IT [1 ]
WARREN, DW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT PHYSIOL & BIOPHYS,LOS ANGELES,CA 90033
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10.1016/1043-2760(90)90084-G
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The different compartments of the fetal hypothalamic-pituttary-gonadal axis, the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, and gonads, probably start their embryonic development independently, and become fully interactive as the last link o f their maturation. The developing hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis offers a good model for studies on the mechanisms of regulation of fetal hormonal systems. It is evident that fetal hormonal functions are not the same as those of the adult on a smaller scale, but that there are fundamental differences between the fetus and adult in basic features of the mechanisms o f reproductive hormone action. © 1990.
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