Amygdala kindling increases fear responses and decreases glucocorticoid receptor mRNA expression in hippocampal regions

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1225-1234

  Kalynchuk, Lisa E ^a   Meaney, Michael J ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Fear; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hippocampus; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Kindling; Open field; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0345059110     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2003.09.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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