Activation of Noradrenergic Neurons in the Locus coeruleus by Corticotropin-Releasing Factor

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 454-458

  Schulz, Carla ^a   Lehnert, Hendrik ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Locus coeruleus; Microdialysis; Parietal cortex

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KINETICS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029932135     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127071     Document Type: Article

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