Metyrapone administration reduces the strength of an emotional memory trace in a long-lasting manner

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Marin, Marie France ^a,b   Hupbach, Almut ^d   Maheu, Françoise S ^b,c   Nader, Karim ^e   Lupien, Sonia J ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL MEMORY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY RETRIEVAL; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMOTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; METYRAPONE; PLACEBOS; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961233798     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0226     Document Type: Article

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