Reduction and sensitization of CRH neuron in rat hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic regions after chronic variable stress

Japanese Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-28

  Nagashima, Hideaki ^a   Asakura, Mikio ^a   Hishinuma, Takuji ^a   Tanaka, Daisuke ^a   Fujii, Sachiko ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic variable stress; Depression; Extrahypothalamic CRH; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SHOCK; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS; ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038174692     PISSN: 13402544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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