Central gene expression changes associated with enhanced neuroendocrine and autonomic response habituation to repeated noise stress after voluntary wheel running in rats

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 4 NOV, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sasse, Sarah K ^a   Nyhuis, Tara J ^a   Masini, Cher V ^a   Day, Heidi E W ^a   Campeau, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiogenic stress; Cardiovascular; Exercise; Glucocorticoid; Habituation; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITUATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RUNNING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TACHYCARDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889639250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00341     Document Type: Article

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