Selective administration of nicotine into catecholaminergic regions of rat brainstem stimulates adrenocorticotropin secretion

Endocrinology

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 2935-2942

  Matta, Shannon G ^a   Foster, Catharine A ^a   Sharp, Burt M ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STIMULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINES; CORTICOTROPIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; MICROINJECTIONS; NICOTINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027137808     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.133.6.8243321     Document Type: Article

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