Increased plasma ACTH in rats exposed to the elevated plus-maze is independent of the pineal gland

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 833-838

  Appenrodt, E ^a   Kroning G ^a   Schwarzberg, H ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Elevated plus maze; Pineal gland; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PINEAL GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0344562955     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(99)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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