Hormetic and non-hormetic dose-response functions in stress effects on memory and synaptic plasticity: Issues and mechanisms

American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-121

  Zoladz, Phillip R ^a,b   Diamond, David M ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Corticosterone; Dose response; Hippocampus; Memory; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DOPAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NORADRENALIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; EMOTIONALITY; EXCITOTOXICITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMESIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; STRESS;

EID: 52949120658     PISSN: 15574962     EISSN: 15574970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2008.111.124     Document Type: Article

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