GABAergic mediation of stress-induced secretion of corticosterone and oxytocin, but not prolactin, by the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

Life Sciences

Volumn 83, Issue 19-20, 2008, Pages 686-692

  Marques de Souza, Leandro ^a   Franci, Celso Rodrigues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bicuculine; CORT; GABA; GABA A receptors; GABA B receptors; OT; Phaclofen; PRL; PVN; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CORTICOSTERONE; OXYTOCIN; PHACLOFEN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STRESS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 54949117492     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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