Median eminence corticotrophin-releasing hormone content following prenatal stress and neonatal handling

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-199

  Smythe, James W ^a   McCormick, Cheryl M ^b   Meaney, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Corticotrophin releasing hormone; HPA axis; Neonatal handling; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; STRESS;

EID: 0029935989     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(95)02146-9     Document Type: Article

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