Corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein, stress and major depression

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-239

  Van Den Eede, Filip ^a,b   Van Broeckhoven, Christine ^a   Claes, Stephan J ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CRF; CRF BP; Depression; HPA axis; Immune system; Stress

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIGAND BINDING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 23444437064     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2005.02.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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