Formalin attenuates the stress-induced increase in plasma epinephrine levels

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 727-732

  Mravec, B ^a,b   Bodnar, I ^a,c   Uhereczky, G ^c   Nagy, G M ^c   Kvetnansky, R ^a   Palkovits, Miklós ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b Comenius University ^*  (Slovakia)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

1 methyl 3; 4 dihydroisoquinoline; Epinephrine; Formalin; Hypoglycaemia; Immobilisation; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; FORMALDEHYDE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PAIN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STRESS;

ANIMALS; EPINEPHRINE; FORELIMB; FORMALDEHYDE; HINDLIMB; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IMMOBILIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; IRRITANTS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 27644586443     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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