Limbic system mechanisms of stress regulation: Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry - Tập 29 Số 8 - Trang 1201-1213 - 2005
James P. Herman1,2, Michelle M. Ostrander2, Nancy K. Mueller2, Helmer F. Figueiredo2
1Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Reading, OH 45237-0506, United States
2Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry North, ML 0506 2170 East Galbraith Road, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45237-0506, United States

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