Behavioral insights from mouse models of forebrain- and amygdala-specific glucocorticoid receptor genetic disruption

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 336, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 2-5

  Arnett, Melinda G ^a   Kolber, Benedict J ^b   Boyle, Maureen P ^c   Muglia, Louis J ^a,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anxiety; Depression; Forebrain; Glucocorticoid receptor genetic disruption

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; FEAR; FOREBRAIN; GENE DISRUPTION; HOPELESSNESS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOCOMOTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; REVIEW; STRESS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GENE DELETION; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 79952070712     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.11.011     Document Type: Review

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