5-HT2A receptor mediated neuronal activation within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus is desensitized following prolonged glucocorticoid treatment

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 602, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-57

  Lee, Tiffany T Y ^a   Redila, Van A ^a   Hill, Matthew N ^a   Gorzalka, Boris B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT; Corticosterone; Depression; Fos; HPA axis; Raphe

Indexed keywords

4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE 21 ACETATE; PROTEIN C FOS; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57249112231     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.11.035     Document Type: Article

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