Brain stem catecholamines circuitry: Activation by alcohol and role in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to this drug

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 531-541

  Lee, S ^a   Craddock, Z ^a   Rivier, C ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brain stem; Corticotrophin releasing factor; Hypothalamus; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; IMMUNOTOXIN; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN C FOS; SAPORIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINES; ETHANOL; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE NET; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC;

EID: 79955958456     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02131.x     Document Type: Article

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