Effects of bromocriptine on the hypothalamo-pituitary axis.
The effects of bromocriptine on the secretion of prolactin, gonadotrophins, thyretrophin (TSH), corticotrophin (ACTH), somatotrophin (GH) and melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) in mammals are presented and the sites and mode of action briefly discussed.
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000187:drug effects*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism
D001971:Bromocriptine; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones