Tuning synaptic transmission in the hippocampus by stress: The CRH system

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APRIL 2012, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Chen, Yuncai ^a   Andres, Adrienne L ^a   Frotscher, Michael ^b   Baram, Tallie Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; CRF; CRFR; CRH receptor; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Neurotransmission; Volume transmission

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; GLUCOCORTICOID; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CHRONIC STRESS; DENDRITIC SPINE; EXCITATORY SYNAPSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84859462955     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00013     Document Type: Article

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