The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in neuroendocrine responses to stress

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-395

  Smith, Sean M ^a   Vale, Wylie W ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Corticotropin releasing factor; Glucocorticoid; Hypothalamus; Pituitary gland; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN REGION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEURONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33846317834     PISSN: 12948322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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