Increased basal activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis during pregnancy in rats bred for high anxiety-related behaviour

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-463

  D Neumann, Inga ^a   Wigger, Alexandra ^a   Liebsch, Gudrun ^a   Holsboer, Florian ^a   Landgraf, Rainer ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Elevated plus maze; Forced swimming; Intravenous CRH; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0031782228     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(98)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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