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Pediatric stress: hormonal mediators and human development.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2003
Charmandari Evangelia, Kino Tomoshige, Souvatzoglou Emmanuil, Chrousos George P
Abstract excerpt
Stress activates the central and peripheral components of the stress system, i.e., the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the arousal/sympathetic system. The principal effectors of the stress system are corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), arginine vasopressin, the proopiomelanocortin-derived peptides alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and beta-endorphin, the glucocorticoids, and the catecholamines...
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