Stress impairs prefrontal cortical function in rats and monkeys: Role of dopamine D1 and norepinephrine α-1 receptor mechanisms

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2000, Pages 183-192

  Arnsten, Amy F T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PROTEIN KINASE C;

AMNESIA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATECHOLAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPAMINE RELEASE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034589070     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)26014-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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