Differential stress reactivity in intact and ovariectomized prepubertal and adult female rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 387-393

  Romeo, Russell D ^a   Lee, Susan J ^a   McEwen, Bruce S ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroids; Corticotropin; Gonadal steroids; Puberty; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; STRESS; TIME; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROGESTERONE; PUBERTY; RATS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 20544474763     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084203     Document Type: Article

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