Influence of corticotropin-releasing hormone on electrophysiological activity of locus coeruleus neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 724, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-168

  Borsody, Mark K ^b   Weiss, Jay M ^a,b  

^a Georgia Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Corticotropin releasing factor; CRF; CRH; Electrophysiology; Locus coeruleus

Indexed keywords

CHLORISONDAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; TIMOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0030591466     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00199-0     Document Type: Article

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