Increased rat serum corticosterone suggests immunomodulation by stimulation of the vagal nerve

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 212, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 102-105

  De Herdt, V ^a   Puimege, L ^b   De Waele, J ^c   Raedt, R ^a   Wyckhuys, T ^a   El Tahry, R ^a   Libert, C ^b   Wadman, W ^a   Boon, P ^a   Vonck, K ^a  

^a Reference Center for Refractory Epilepsy   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

HPA axis; Immunomodulation; Serum corticosterone; Vagal nerve; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WAKEFULNESS; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 67649848133     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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