Stress-induced activation of neuronal activity and corticotropin-releasing factor gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus is modulated by glucocorticoids in rats

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 231-238

  Imaki, Toshihiro ^a   Xiao Quan, Wang ^a   Shibasaki, Tamotsu ^a   Yamada, Konagi ^a   Harada, Shoko ^a   Chikada, Naoko ^a   Naruse, Mitsuhide ^a   Demura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

adrenalectomy; gene transcription; heteronuclear RNA; in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MESSENGER RNA; PENTOBARBITAL; PROTEIN C FOS;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029085066     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118026     Document Type: Article

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