Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus glutamate neurotransmission modulates autonomic, neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to acute restraint stress in rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1611-1622

  Busnardo, Cristiane ^a   Alves, Fernando H F ^a   Crestani, Carlos C ^b   Scopinho, América A ^a   Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a   Correa, Fernando M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cardiovascular; Elevated plus maze test; HPA axis; NMDA glutamate receptors; Non NMDA glutamate receptors; PVN; Stress

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; CORTICOSTERONE; DECAHYDRO 6 PHOSPHONOMETHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; HPA AXIS; NMDA GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS; NON-NMDA GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS; PVN; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CORTICOSTERONE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HEART RATE; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICROINJECTIONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84886776629     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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