Glucocorticoid receptor impairment alters CNS responses to a psychological stressor: An in vivo microdialysis study in transgenic mice

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 283-291

  Linthorst, Astrid C E ^b   Flachskamm, Cornelia ^b   Barden, Nicholas ^a,b   Holsboer, Florian ^b   Reul, Johannes M H M ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid; Behavioural activity; Free corticosterone; Hippocampus; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MICRODIALYSIS; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; RECUMBENCY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SITTING; SNIFFING; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RNA, ANTISENSE; SEROTONIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033977778     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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