Neuroendocrine response to CRF stimulation in veterans with and without PTSD in consideration of war zone era

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-357

  Golier, Julia A ^a,b   Caramanica, Kimberly ^a   Yehuda, Rachel ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; CRF; Gulf War syndrome; Medically unexplained illness; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE BINDING GLOBULIN; PRASTERONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR STIMULATION TEST; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TRAUMATOLOGY; VETERAN; VIET NAM; WAR;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 84856562005     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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