The area postrema is involved in paraquat-induced conditioned aversion behavior and neuroendocrine activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Brain Research

Volumn 712, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-133

  Edmonds, B K ^a   Edwards, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral toxicity; Conditioned taste aversion; Endocrine; Hindbrain; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE AVERSION;

EID: 0029875547     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01419-5     Document Type: Article

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