The Psychoactive Agent Crocin Can Regulate Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs following life-threatening events. The activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which serves as the first line of defense against stress, is dysfunctional in this disorder. The current study aimed to investigate the role of Crocin in nor...

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Main Authors: Sara Asalgoo, Mahdi Tat, Hedayat Sahraei, Gila Pirzad Jahromi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00668/full