Corticotropin (ACTH) acts directly on amygdala neurons to down-regulate corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 304-312

  Brunson, Kristen L ^a   Khan, Najeeb ^a   Eghbal Ahmadi, Mariam ^a   Baram, Tallie Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTHARGEL; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN[4-10]; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE];

ADRENALECTOMY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035094278     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.66     Document Type: Article

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