Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) modulates fear-induced alterations in sleep in mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1276, Issue , 2009, Pages 112-122

  Yang, Linghui ^a   Tang, Xiangdong ^a   Wellman, Laurie L ^a   Liu, Xianling ^a   Sanford, Larry D ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Fear; Mice; Sleep; Stress

Indexed keywords

ASTRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEAR; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; TELEMETRY; TRAINING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATHETERIZATION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DARKNESS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROINJECTIONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 67349246282     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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