to test whether the decreased acth response to ether exposure was a result of a decreased sensitivity of corticotrope cells to corticotropin releasing factor ( crf ) -41 or arginine vasopressin ( avp ) , adenohypophysial fragments from w , s and s + d rats were incubated in the presence of different doses of crf-41 or avp .
C1707524
corticotrope
C0032008
adenohypophysial