Prenatal ethanol exposure alters sensitivity to the effects of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) on behavior in the elevated plus-maze

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1046-1056

  Gabriel, Kara I ^a   Yu, Catherine L ^b   Osborn, Jill A ^b   Weinberg, Joanne ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Anxiety; CRF; Plus maze; Prenatal ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; RODENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33749239946     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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