A non peptidic corticotropin releasing factor receptor antagonist attenuates fever and exhibits anxiolytic-like activity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-200

  Lundkvist, Johan ^a   Chai, Zhen ^a,b   Teheranian, Roya ^a   Hasanvan, Homa ^a   Bartfai, Tamas ^a   Jenck, François ^c   Widmer, Ulrich ^c   Moreau, Jean Luc ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CRF (corticotropin releasing factor); CRF receptor antagonist; Fever; Interleukin 1

Indexed keywords

BUTYL[2,5 DIMETHYL 7 (2,4,6 TRIMETHYLPHENYL) 7H PYRROLO[2,3 D]PYRIMIDIN 4 YL]ETHYLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOPHYSIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0030575520     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00337-8     Document Type: Article

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