Intracerebroventricular infusion of CRF increases extracellular concentrations of norepinephrine in the hippocampus and cortex as determined by in vivo voltammetry

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Zhang, Jian Jun ^a,c   Swiergiel, Artur H ^a   Palamarchouk, Vitaliy S ^a,d   Dunn, Adrian J ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Orenburg Branch of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chlorisondamine; Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF); Hippocampus; Norepinephrine; Voltammetry; adrenoceptor antagonists

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORISONDAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[9-41]; GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL; TIMOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POTENTIOMETRY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032194675     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00117-8     Document Type: Article

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