Increased corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of anhedonic rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-46

  Stout, Steven C ^a   Mortas, Patrick ^b   Owens, Michael J ^a   Nemeroff, Charles B ^a   Moreau, Jean Luc ^b  

^a Lab of Neuropsychopharmacology   (United States)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; CRF (corticotropin releasing factor); Depression

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEPTAL NUCLEI; STRESS;

EID: 0034726086     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00412-X     Document Type: Article

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