Peripheral administration of a corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist increases the vocalizing and locomotor activity of isolated guinea pig pups

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 707-710

  McInturf, Shawn M ^a   Hennessy, Michael B ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CRF; Guinea pig; Isolation; Maternal separation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[12-41]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030249623     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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