Role of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Health and Disease

Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Mar 26;19(4):986. doi: 10.3390/ijms19040986.

Abstract

The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis describes a complex set of positive and negative feedback influences between the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal gland.[...].

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / metabolism
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
  • Animals
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / metabolism
  • Feedback, Physiological
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / microbiology*
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / metabolism*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone