Facilitation of feedback inhibition through blockade of glucocorticoid receptors in the hippocampus

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1323-1328

  Van Haarst, Aernout D ^a,b   Oitzl, Melly S ^a   De Kloet, E Ronald ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACTH; Circadian rhythm; Corticosteroids; Feedback; Glucocorticoid antagonist; Hippocampus; HPA axis; Mineralocorticoid antagonist; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; OXPRENOATE POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FACILITATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; FEEDBACK; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MIFEPRISTONE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030731468     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022010904600     Document Type: Article

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