The role of the endocannabinoids in suppression of the hypothalamicpituitary- adrenal axis activity by doxepin

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 414-421

  Hassanzadeh, Parichehr ^a,b   Hassanzadeh, Anna ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AJA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brain; Doxepin; Endocannabinoid system; HPA axis; Rat

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; DOXEPIN; ENDOCANNABINOID; ISOTOPE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80052518385     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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