Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis, Glucocorticoids, and Neurologic Disease

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-284

  Doczy, Erica J ^a,b   Seroogy, Kim ^a   Harrison, Catherine R ^b   Herman, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Glucocorticoid; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenocortical axis; Neurologic disease; Neurotrama; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCORTISONE; MIFEPRISTONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC STRESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 64849098693     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2009.02.003     Document Type: Review

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