Neuropharmacology of glucocorticoids: Focus on emotion, cognition and cocaine

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 585, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 473-482

  de Kloet, E Ronald ^a   de Jong, Inge E M ^b   Oitzl, Melly S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Brain; Cocaine; Glucocorticoid; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hippocampus; HPA axis; Memory; Mineralocorticoid receptor; Stress; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALDOSTERONE; CATECHOLAMINE; COCAINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; UROCORTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADAPTATION; AGING; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMOTION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENICS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 43049098972     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.03.011     Document Type: Review

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