Characterizing dynamic interactions between ultradian glucocorticoid rhythmicity and acute stress using the phase response curve

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Rankin, James ^a,b   Walker, Jamie J ^a,c   Windle, Richard ^d   Lightman, Stafford L ^c   Terry, John R ^c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INRIA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; OSCILLOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSCILLOMETRY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857425204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030978     Document Type: Article

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