The effect of CRF and α-helical CRF(9-41) on rat fear responses and amino acids release in the central nucleus of the amygdala

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-156

  Skórzewska, Anna ^a   Bidziński, Andrzej ^a   Hamed, Adam ^b   Lehner, Małgorzata ^a   Turzyńska, Danuta ^a   Sobolewska, Alicja ^a   Szyndler, Janusz ^b   Maciejak, Piotr ^a,b   Wisłowska Stanek, Aleksandra ^b   Płaźnik, Adam ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aspartate; Central nucleus of amygdala; Conditioned fear; CRF; GABA; Glutamate; Helical CRF(9 41)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[9-41]; GLUTAMIC ACID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 67650163472     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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