Chemical stimulation of the dorsomedial hypothalamus elevates plasma ACTH in conscious rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 49-1, 2001, Pages

  Bailey, Timothy W ^a   Dimicco, Joseph A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Microinjection; Paraventricular nucleus; Stress

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION;

EID: 0035012138     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.1.r8     Document Type: Article

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