The excitatory effects of the amygdala on hypothalamo-pituitary- adrenocortical responses are mediated by hypothalamic norepinephrine, serotonin, and CRF-41

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-393

  Feldman, Shaul ^a   Weidenfeld, J ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Hadassah University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

ACTH; Amygdala; Corticosterone; CRF 41; Hypothalamus; Norepinephrine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; KETANSERIN; NEUROTOXIN; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXIDOPAMINE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0032032515     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00384-5     Document Type: Article

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