Despite the fact that many research articles have been written about stress and stress-
related diseases, no scientifically accepted definition of stress exists. Selye introduced and …

The biological response to stress involves the activation of two main neuroendocrine
components, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathoadrenal medullary …

Exposure to hostile conditions initiates responses organized to enhance the probability of
survival. These coordinated responses, known as stress responses, are composed of …

Disruptions in homeostasis (ie, stress) place demands on the body that are met by the
activation of 2 systems, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic …

Hormonal response is one of the three major effector systems of the central nervous system.
Early work in the field emphasized the ubiquity of endocrine responses to a wide variety of …

The purpose of this chapter is to review some of the neurochemical responses that occur
during stress and to assess their potential significance for the organism. Of the myriad stress …

Although stress simultaneously affects and causes changes in central nervous system
systems together with the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamus–pituitary …

Selye defined stress as the nonspecific response of the body to any demand. Stressors elicit
both pituitary-adrenocortical and sympathoadrenomedullary responses. One can test …

This paper reviews experimental contributions published in the last two decades and
exploring the effect of emotional stress on neuroendocrine function in healthy humans …

Based on concepts proposed by Langley, Cannon, and Selye, adrenal responses to stress
occur in a syndrome that reflects activation of the sympathoadrenal system and …