Neuroendocrinology of Stress (eBook)

John A. Russell, University of Edinburgh, UK. William E. Armstrong, The University of Tennessee, USA.

List of Contributors, vii

Series Preface, ix

Preface, xi

About the Companion Website, xv

1 Methods and Approaches to Understand Stress Processing Circuitry, 1
James P. Herman and Brent Myers

2 Brain Monoaminergic Systems in Stress Neuroendocrinology, 19
Matthew W. Hale and Christopher A. Lowry

3 The Synaptic Physiology of the Central Nervous System Response to Stress, 43
Jeffrey G. Tasker and Marian Joëls

4 Illuminating the (Electro)physiology of Anterior Pituitary Corticotrophs, 71
Lie Chen, Peter Duncan, Duncan Macgregor, Zhi Liang and Michael J. Shipston

5 Stress and Sympathoadrenomedullary Mechanisms, 95
Regina Nostramo and Esther L. Sabban

6 Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Stress Regulation in Humans, 121
Jens C. Pruessner and Nida Ali

7 Studying Chronic Stress in Animals: Purposes, Models and Consequences, 143
Antonio Armario

8 Modelling Stress-Related Mood Disorders in Animals, 169
Mathias V. Schmidt, Klaus V. Wagner, Xiao-Dong Wang and Georgia Balsevich

9 Glucocorticoid Involvement in Drug Abuse and Addiction, 195
John R. Mantsch and Paul J. Gasser

10 The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis: Circadian Dysregulation and Obesity, 219
Andries Kalsbeek, Yan Su, Eric Fliers and Susanne la Fleur

11 Using Rodent Models to Explore the Role of 11beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2 (11beta-HSD2) in Prenatal Programming by Glucocorticoids, 245
Caitlin Wyrwoll, Anjanette Harris and Megan Holmes

12 Early-Life Stress: Rodent Models, Lessons and Challenges, 265
Pamela M. Maras and Tallie Z. Baram

13 Mothering Influences on Offspring Stress Response Mechanisms, 287
Claire-Dominique Walker and Barbara Woodside

14 Translational Research in Stress Neuroendocrinology: 11beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 1 (11beta-HSD1), A Case Study, 327
Rebecca M. Reynolds and Scott P. Webster

Glossary, 351

Index, 369