The locus coeruleus, Barrington's nucleus, and neural circuits of stress

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 737-742

  Sved, Alan F ^a   Cano, Georgina ^a   Passerin, Alicia M ^a   Rabin, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrington's nucleus; Locus coeruleus; Stress; Sympathoadrenal system

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; MUSCIMOL; PROTEIN FOS;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LOCUS CERULEUS; MICTURITION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0036955776     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00927-7     Document Type: Article

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