Effects of photoperiod on brain corticosteroid receptors and the stress response in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

Brain Research

Volumn 780, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 348-351

  Ronchi, Elettra ^a   Spencer, Robert L ^a   Krey, Lewis C ^a   McEwen, Bruce S ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Cortisol; Glucocorticoid receptors; Hamster; Hippocampus; Photoperiod; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORTICOSTERONE; CRICETINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, STEROID; STRESS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032509763     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01303-6     Document Type: Article

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