Physiological and neurochemical aspects of corticotropin-releasing factor actions in the brain: The role of the locus coeruleus

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1039-1052

  Lehnert, Hendrik ^a   Schulz, Carla ^a   Dieterich, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Catecholamines; CRF; CRF receptor; Locus coeruleus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCUS CERULEUS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STRESS;

EID: 0031873915     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020751817723     Document Type: Article

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