Hippocampal remodeling and damage by corticosteroids: Implications for mood disorders

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 474-484

  Brown, E Sherwood ^a   Rush, A John ^a   McEwen, Bruce S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Corticosteroid; Cortisol; Depression; Hippocampus; Memory

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LITHIUM; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TIANEPTINE;

ASSOCIATION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CUSHING DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0012255780     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(99)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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