The Janus Face of Stress on Reproduction: From Health to Disease

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The stress axis: the activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis is fundamental for adaptation. PVN: nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami, ox: optic chiasm, CRH: corticotropin-releasing hormone, AVP: arginine vasopressin, ACTH: adrenocorticotropin, and GC: glucocorticoids, in rodents corticosterone.