Neural regulation of the stress response: glucocorticoid feedback mechanisms

The mammalian stress response is an integrated physiological and psychological reaction to real or perceived adversity. Glucocorticoids are an important component of this response, acting to redistribute energy resources to both optimize survival in the face of challenge and to restore homeostasis a...

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Main Authors: J.P. Herman, J.M. McKlveen, M.B. Solomon, E. Carvalho-Netto, B. Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000400002&lng=en&tlng=en