Modulatory effects of norepinephrine, acting on alpha1 receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala, on behavioral and neuroendocrine responses to acute immobilization stress

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1139-1147

  Cecchi, Marco ^a   Khoshbouei, Habibeh ^b   Morilak, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Anxiety like behavior; Benoxathian; Elevated plus maze; HPA axis; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENOXATHIAN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; CORTICOTROPIN; NORADRENALIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICROINJECTION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0036914073     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(02)00292-7     Document Type: Article

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