Glucocorticoid receptor antagonists in the hippocampus modify the negative feedback following neural stimuli

Brain Research

Volumn 821, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Feldman, Shaul ^a   Weidenfeld, Joseph ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

CRH 41; Glucocorticoid receptor antagonist; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus; Negative feedback; Neural stimulus; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[9-41]; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; OXPRENOATE POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG IMPLANT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEEDBACK; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 0033528464     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01054-9     Document Type: Article

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