Status of glucocorticoid alterations in post-traumatic stress disorder

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1179, Issue , 2009, Pages 56-69

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acth; Cortisol; Depression; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoid receptors

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; NALOXONE; PLACEBO; TETRAGASTRIN;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEMORY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FORECASTING; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 70449413781     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04979.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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