different hormones of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis ( corticotropin-releasing factor , adrenocorticotropic hormone , corticosterone ) were measured in brain pieces ( stalk , median eminence , hypothalamus ) , hypophyses , adrenals and plasma of 21-day-old rat fetuses from mothers which were given either plain tap water or water containing dexamethasone acetate ( 10 micrograms/ml ) from day 15 to 21 of gestation .
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corticotropin-releasing factor
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hypothalamus