Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis responses to low-intensity stressors are reduced after voluntary wheel running in rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 872-888

  Campeau, S ^a   Nyhuis, T J ^a   Sasse, S K ^a   Kryskow, E M ^a   Herlihy, L ^a   Masini, C V ^a   Babb, J A ^a   Greenwood, B N ^a   Fleshner, M ^a   Day, Heidi E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH); C fos; Corticosterone; Exercise; HPA axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXERCISE; HYBRIDIZATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUNNING; STRESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLOOD; BRAIN; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUNNING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954696419     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02007.x     Document Type: Article

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