Induction of c-Fos in 'panic/defence'-related brain circuits following brief hypercarbic gas exposure

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-36

  Johnson, Philip L ^a,d   Fitz, Stephanie D ^a   Hollis, Jacob H ^b,d   Moratalla, Rosario ^c   Lightman, Stafford L ^d   Shekhar, Anantha ^a   Lowry, Christopher A ^d,e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

brainstem; circumventricular organ; fear; hypercapnia; hypercarbia; medulla; midbrain; panic; parabrachial nucleus; pons; solitary tract

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FOREBRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PANIC; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL COUNT; FEAR; GENES, FOS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PANIC; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650615161     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881109353464     Document Type: Article

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