Corticosteroids play extremely important roles in fear and anxiety. The mechanisms by
which corticosteroids exert their effects on behavior are often indirect, because, although …

The natural environment is composed of various potentially hostile stressors. It is a basic
requirement of life that the cells of an organism must be maintained within closely defined …

Receptors for mineralocorticoids (MRs) and glucocorticoids (GRs) display a high
concentration and distinct distribution in the hippocampus. The effects of corticosteroids on …

Abstract [1, 2− 3 H] Corticosterone is taken up by all parts of the brain of normal and
adrenalectomized rats. As the blood concentration of hormone increases, a situation which …

Based on studies of depression and anxiety using animal (rat) models, it is suggested that,
contrary to a widely accepted theory, increased activity of locus coeruleus (LC) neurons …

Rats as young as 12 days of age chose shavings from their home cage in preference to
clean wood shavings. Rats younger than 7 days did not. Once rats demonstrated this …

Clinical observations indicate that diverse disorders disrupt hypothalamiccorticotropic-
adrenal (HPA) homeostasis. Prominent examples include depression, mania, dementia …

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Recording of Hormone Effects on Hippocampal Neurons Abstract. Frequency-nl0du!ated …

Evidence that adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) and melanocyte stimulating (MSH) hormones
exert direct effect on th. e central nervous system (CNS), independent of their known …

Used an illness-induced taste aversion paradigm to condition elevation in plasma
corticosterone level in a study with Charles River rats. Ss were injected with …