ea0019p312 | Steroids | SFEBES2009
Waite Eleanor
, Kershaw Yvonne
, Spiga Francesca
, Lightman Stafford
Two-way interactions between the hypothalamopituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis and the hypothalamopituitarytesticular (HPT) axis are well recognised. For example, in rats disruption of the HPT axis alters the circadian secretion of corticosterone. Conversely, stress conditions have varying effects on the level of testosterone secretion in both rats and humans. In contrast to humans, where several pulses of testosterone secretion can be detected across the 24 h...