The Importance of Biological Oscillators for Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Activity and Tissue Glucocorticoid Response: Coordinating Stress and Neurobehavioural Adaptation

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 378-388

  Russell, G M ^a   Kalafatakis, K ^a   Lightman, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Pulsatility; Ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TRANSCORTIN;

ADAPTATION; ADRENAL CORTEX; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929727964     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12247     Document Type: Review

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