The central corticotropin releasing factor system during development and adulthood

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 583, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 204-214

  Korosi, Aniko ^a   Baram, Tallie Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; CRH receptor; Development; Maternal care; Neuroplasticity; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULTHOOD; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC CORTEX; MATERNAL CARE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; STRESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RODENTIA; STRESS;

EID: 40849145314     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.11.066     Document Type: Review

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