Gender specificity in the neural regulation of the response to stress - New leads from classical paradigms

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-77

  Patchev, Vladimir K ^a,b   Almeida, Osborne F X ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain development; Glucocorticoid feedback; Menopause; Neuroprotection; Pituitary adrenal axis; Sex steroids; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CORTICOSTEROID RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENDER; GONADECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRESS; THYMUS;

EID: 0031876641     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740603     Document Type: Article

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