Sex differences in serotonin (5-HT) 1A receptor regulation of HPA axis and dorsal raphe responses to acute restraint

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 232-241

  Goel, Nirupa ^a   Innala, Leyla ^a   Viau, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Fos; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Serotonin (5 HT) 1A receptor; Sex difference; Stress; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; PROTEIN C FOS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ZONA INCERTA;

ACTH; CORTICOSTERONE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FOS; PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS; SEROTONIN (5-HT) 1A RECEPTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PIPERAZINES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PYRIDINES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEROTONIN 5-HT1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893413931     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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