Articles by author - Agnieszka Lachowicz

Maternal and fetal hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: different response depends upon the mode of parturition.

Ochedalski T, Lachowicz A.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(4): 278-282 PubMed PMID: 15361817  Keywords:  Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Adult, Cesarean Section, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone:blood, Dehydroepiandrosterone:blood, Female, Fetal Blood:metabolism, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:metabolism, Infant, Newborn:blood.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The changes in corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone .....

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Steroid modulation of angiotensin II action in the rat anterior pituitary gland.

Lachowicz A, Ochedalski T, Rebas E.

Journal Article 2003; 24(1-2): 91-95 PubMed PMID: 12743541  Keywords:  Angiotensin II:pharmacology, Animals, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate:pharmacology, Estradiol:pharmacology, Female, Injections, Intraperitoneal, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate:metabolism, Male, Pituitary Gland, Anterior:drug effects, Pregnenolone:pharmacolog.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The present study was designed to test whether various steroid hormones modulate differently angiotensin II (AngII) action in .....

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