Novel approaches to the treatment of depression by modulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-93

  O'Brien, Donna ^a   Skelton, Kelly H ^a   Owens, Michael J ^a   Nemeroff, Charles B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESSIN ANTAGONIST; ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

EID: 0035107840     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.188     Document Type: Article

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