Gender difference in cocaine-induced HPA axis activation

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 399-407

  Kuhn, Cynthia ^a   Francis, Reynold ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cocaine; Females; Gender; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DESIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; FLUOXETINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VANOXERINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030991885     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(96)00278-3     Document Type: Article

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