Limbic system mechanisms of stress regulation: Hypothalamo-pituitary- adrenocortical axis

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1201-1213

  Herman, James P ^a   Ostrander, Michelle M ^a   Mueller, Nancy K ^a   Figueiredo, Helmer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Amygdala; Glucocorticoid receptor; Glucocorticoids; Hippocampus; Infralimbic cortex; Mineralocorticoid receptor; Prelimbic cortex; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CINGULATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIMBIC CORTEX; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MOOD DISORDER; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 27944442385     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.08.006     Document Type: Review

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