Corticotropin releasing factor, stress and behavior

Seminars in the Neurosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 221-229

  Koob, George F ^a   Heinrichs, Stephen C ^a   Menzaghi, Frederique ^a   Pich, Emilio M ^a   Britton, Karen T ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Corticotropin releasing factor; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028033497     PISSN: 10445765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smns.1994.1029     Document Type: Article

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