Age-related alterations in emotional behaviors and amygdalar corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and CRF-binding protein expression in aged Fischer 344 rats

Brain Research

Volumn 877, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 184-190

  Pisarska, M ^a,b   Mulchahey, J J ^c   Welge, J A ^b,d   Geracioti Jr , T D ^a,b   Kasckow, J W ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 3130 Highland Ave 3rd Floor   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Amygdala; Corticotropin releasing factor; Corticotropin releasing factor binding protein; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STRESS;

AGING; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EMOTIONS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0034703445     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02606-8     Document Type: Article

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