Long-term regulation of locus ceruleus sensitivity to corticotropin- releasing factor by swim stress

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1211-1219

  Curtis, Andre L ^a   Pavcovich, Luis A ^a   Valentino, Rita J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBACHOL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; MUSCARINIC AGENT; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SHEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0033033053     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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