The role of corticotropin-releasing factor and corticosterone in stress- and cocaine-induced relapse to cocaine seeking in rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 5529-5536

  Erb, Suzanne ^a   Shaham, Yavin ^b   Stewart, Jane ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Cocaine self administration; Corticosterone; CRF; Reinstatement; Relapse; Stress

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK; STRESS;

EID: 0032527895     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-14-05529.1998     Document Type: Article

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