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Introduction Glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroid hormones that are released in response to stress and play a crucial role in inflammation and in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. Within key metabolic target tissues, notably the liver
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Introduction The corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) peptide family comprises CRH and the structurally related urocortin peptides (UCN1, UCN2 and UCN3). These neuroendocrine peptides are best known for their involvement in regulating the
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Introduction When Geoffrey Harris wrote his influential monograph on ‘Neural Control of the Pituitary Gland’, it was already apparent that prolactin, or ‘lactogenic hormone’ as he referred to it, might be controlled differently to the other
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understood. Our current understanding of the regulation of maternal glucose metabolism during pregnancy A number of placental hormones contribute to the changes in maternal insulin sensitivity and secretion, as reviewed elsewhere ( Napso et al. 2018
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Introduction Glucocorticoid (GC) stress hormones are essential for physiology and exert numerous functions via binding to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). The predominant active GC hormone is cortisol in humans, while rats and mice adrenals
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and PP, respectively. Insulin and glucagon are the main hormones involved in the regulation of blood glucose levels. Insulin decreases glucose levels in the bloodstream by inducing glucose storage in the liver, muscle and adipose tissue, while glucagon
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diseases of 7TM receptor trafficking. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone I (pGlu-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Arg-Pro-Gly-NH2, GnRH-I) acts via G αq -coupled 7TM receptors to stimulate phospholipase C (PLC). The consequent mobilization of Ca 2+ and activation
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glucocorticoid stress hormones rise in the maternal and/or the fetal circulations, particularly during late gestation ( Reynolds 2013 , Hanson & Gluckman 2014 ). Close to term, glucocorticoids are known to slow fetal growth and induce a variety of structural and
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many years focused firmly on the neural control of the pituitary gland, the neuroendocrinology field has grown wider and now includes studying the effect of centrally produced hormones on various brain areas, as well as the role of several peripherally
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mechanisms and the rhythmic melatonin signal Mammals have diverged from birds and other vertebrates in the way they relay light–dark information and the hormonal signals involved. In mammals, the nocturnal production of the indoleamine hormone melatonin by