Modulation of the acoustic startle reflex by infusion of corticotropin- releasing hormone into the nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis

Brain Research

Volumn 782, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 318-323

  Birnbaum, Shari G ^a   Davis, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Fear; Nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis; Startle

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[9-41]; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0032567781     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01309-7     Document Type: Article

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