Anatomical and functional evidence for a stress-responsive, monoamine-accumulating area in the dorsomedial hypothalamus of adult rat brain

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 254-262

  Lowry, Christopher A ^a   Plant, Andie ^a   Shanks, Nola ^a   Ingram, Colin D ^a,b   Lightman, Stafford L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Fischer; Lewis; Noradrenaline (norepinephrine); Paraventricular organ; Serotonin (5 HT); Stress

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; BRAIN MONOAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

EID: 0037220505     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0018-506X(02)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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