Sexually dimorphic response of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis to chronic alcohol consumption and withdrawal

Brain Research

Volumn 1303, Issue , 2009, Pages 61-73

  Silva, Susana M ^a   Santos Marques, M João ^a   Madeira, M Dulce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gonadal steroids; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; VASOPRESSINS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 71749121979     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.09.099     Document Type: Article

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