Ethanol modulates corticotropin releasing hormone release from the rat hypothalamus: Does acetaldehyde play a role?

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 588-593

  Cannizzaro, Carla ^a   La Barbera, Marco ^a   Plescia, Fulvio ^a   Cacace, Silvana ^a   Tringali, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 Amino 1,2,4 triazole; Acetaldehyde; D Penicillamine; Ethanol; Hypothalamic CRH Release

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; AMITROLE; CATALASE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; PENICILLAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPLANT; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACETALDEHYDE; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ETHANOL; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 77949984491     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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