Adrenocorticotropin-related modulation of the human EEG and individual variability

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-150

  Sannita, Walter G ^a,b   Loizzo, Alberto ^c   Garbarino, Sergio ^a   Gesino, Diana ^a   Massimilla, Simona ^a   Ogliastro, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Health Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Blood concentrations; Cortisol; Glucose; Healthy volunteers; Individual variability; Quantitative electroencephalogram

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; VOLUNTEER;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033548517     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00078-6     Document Type: Article

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