Novel environment induced inhibition of corticosterone secretion: Physiological evidence for a suprachiasmatic nucleus mediated neuronal hypothalamo-adrenal cortex pathway

Brain Research

Volumn 758, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 229-236

  Buijs, Ruud M ^a   Wortel, Joke ^a   Van Heerikhuize, Joop J ^a   Kalsbeek, Andries ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal cortex; Circadian; Corticosterone; Paraventricular nucleus; Stress; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CORTICOSTERONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030811976     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00234-5     Document Type: Article

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