Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1370-1379 , October 2009

GluR5-mediated glutamate signaling regulates hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenocortical stress responses at the paraventricular nucleus and median eminence

  • Nathan K. Evanson

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati Graduate Program in Neuroscience, United States
    • University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatry, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 2170 E. Galbraith Rd., E-205, ML: 0506, Cincinnati, OH 45237, United States. Tel.: +1 513 558 7629; fax: +1 513 558 9104.
    • ,
  • Daniella C. Van Hooren

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati Graduate Program in Neuroscience, United States
    • University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatry, United States
    • Address: 2170 E. Galbraith Rd., ML: 0506, Cincinnati, OH 45237, United States.
    • ,
  • James P. Herman

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati Graduate Program in Neuroscience, United States
    • University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatry, United States
    • Address: 2170 E. Galbraith Rd., ML: 0506, Cincinnati, OH 45237, United States.

Received 15 May 2008 ,Revised 30 March 2009 ,Accepted 15 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.04.011

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1370-1379 , October 2009

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