Neural regulation of the stress response: Glucocorticoid feedback mechanisms

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 292-298

  Herman, J P ^a   Mcklveen, J M ^a   Solomon, M B ^a   Carvalho Netto, E ^b   Myers, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Ministry of Education Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hippocampus; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenocortical axis; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PREPROGLUCAGON;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN VIVO STUDY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STRESS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84859611118     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500041     Document Type: Review

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