CRF receptor antagonist attenuates immobilization stress-induced norepinephrine release in the prefrontal cortex in rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 431-434

  Smagin, Gennady N ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Harris, Ruth B S ^a   Ryan, Donna H ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Immobilization stress; Locus coeruleus; Microdialysis; Noradrenergic system

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; STRESS;

EID: 0030990285     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(96)00368-1     Document Type: Article

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