Lesions of the Afferent Catecholaminergic Pathways Inhibit the Temporal Activation of the CRH and POMC Gene Expression and ACTH Release Induced by Human Interleukin-1β in the Male Rat

A number of recent studies have suggested that interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a major mediator contributing to the recruitment of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis following infectious aggressio