Sex differences in the pituitary-adrenal response following acute antidepressant treatment in sheep

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 450-457

  Broadbear, Jillian H ^a   Hutton, Lisa C ^a   Clarke, Iain J ^b   Canny, Benedict J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Antidepressant; Cortisol; Sertraline; Sex difference; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIPRAMINE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; SEX HORMONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP;

EID: 1042265563     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1613-9     Document Type: Article

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