Hyper-reactive hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in rats bred for high anxiety-related behaviour

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 405-407

  Landgraf, R ^a   Wigger, A ^a   Holsboer, F ^a   Neumann, I D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Anxiety; Corticosterone; Emotionality; Oxytocin; Prolactin; Stress; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CORTICOSTERONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032981385     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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