Stimulatory vs. inhibitory effects of acute stress on plasma LH: Differential effects of pretreatment with dexamethasone or the steroid receptor antagonist, RU 486

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-26

  Briski, Karen P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoids; Luteinizing hormone; RU 486; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STRESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030250085     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(96)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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