Foster litters prevent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis sensitization mediated by neonatal maternal separation

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-289

  Huot, R L ^a   Gonzalez, M E ^a   Ladd, C O ^a   Thrivikraman, K V ^a   Plotsky, P M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Anxiety; Corticosterone; Corticotropin releasing factor; Maternal behavior; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIZATION; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STARTLE REFLEX; STRESS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0242289457     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(03)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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