Endocrine and behavioral effects of airpuff-startle in rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-400

  Engelmann, M ^a   Thrivikraman, K V ^b   Su, Y ^b   Nemeroff, C B ^b   Montkowski, A ^a   Landgraf, R ^a   Holsboer, F ^a   Plotsky, P M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Airpuff startle; Anxiety related behavior; Corticosterone; Defensive withdrawal; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0030152142     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4530(96)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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