Sensitivity to glucocorticoid-mediated fast-feedback regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is dependent upon stressor specific neurocircuitry

Brain Research

Volumn 870, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 87-101

  Thrivikraman, K V ^a   Nemeroff, Charles B ^b   Plotsky, Paul M ^a  

^a Dept Psychiat Behav Sci W   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Neuropsycopharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

Airpuff startle; Fos protein; Hemorrhage; Hypovolemia; Physical stressor; Psychological stressor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN FOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEEDBACK; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMORRHAGE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOVOLEMIA; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034617412     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02405-7     Document Type: Article

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