A randomized trial on mineralocorticoid receptor blockade in men: Effects on stress responses, selective attention, and memory

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2720-2728

  Cornelisse, Sandra ^a,b   Joëls, Marian ^a,b   Smeets, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cortisol; memory; mineralocorticoid receptor; psychosocial stress; selective attention; spironolactone

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOCIAL STRESS; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; SPIRONOLACTONE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855123692     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.162     Document Type: Article

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