Central noradrenergic mechanisms underlying acute stress responses of the Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: Adaptations through pregnancy and lactation

Stress

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-18

  Douglas, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 adrenergic receptor; Cholecystokinin; Microdialysis; Opioid; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BENOXATHIAN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PERINATAL CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; STORAGE; STRESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; NOREPINEPHRINE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; STRESS;

EID: 20144383826     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10253890500044380     Document Type: Review

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