Stress: Neuroendocrinology and Neurobiology

Part I. Neuroendocrine Control of the Stress Response1. Stress Neuroendocrinology: Highlights and Controversies2. Limbic Forebrain Modulation of Neuroendocrine Responses to Emotional Stress3. Adrenergic Neurons in the CNS4. Noradrenergic Control of Arousal and Stress5. Evolution and Phylogeny of the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Family of Peptides6. Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Urocortin Receptors7. Tracking the Coupling of External Signals to Intracellular Programs Controlling Peptide Synthesis and Release in Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Neurons8. Neural Circuitry of Stress, Fear, and Anxiety: Focus on Extended Amygdala Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Systems9. Vasopressin as a Stress Hormone10. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone11. The Role of MicroRNAs in Stress-Induced Psychopathologies12. Stress Reactions Orchestrate Parasympathetic Functioning and Inflammation Under Diverse Cholinergic Manipulations13. Early Life Stress- and Sex-Dependent Effects on Hippocampal Neurogenesis14. Stress, Alcohol and Epigenetic Transmission15. Stress, Panic, and Central Serotonergic Inhibition16. Neuroendocrinology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Focus on the HPA Axis17. Stress and Major Depression: Neuroendocrine and Biopsychosocial Mechanisms18. Telomeres and Early Life Stress Part II. Endocrine Systems and Mechanisms in Stress Control19. Stress, Glucocorticoids, and Brain Development in Rodent Models20. Aging and Adrenocortical Factors21. Aldosterone and Mineralocorticoid Receptors22. Androgen Action and Stress23. Angiotensin-Encyclopedia of Stress24. Stress, Angiotensin, and Cognate Receptors25. Annexin A126. Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Antagonists27. Antidepressant Actions on Glucocorticoid Receptors28. Lipids and Lipoproteins29. Corticosteroid Receptors30. Glucocorticoid Receptor: Genetics and Epigenetics in Veterans With PTSD31. Stress Effects on Learning and Memory in Humans32. Sex Differences in Chronic Stress: Role of Estradiol in Cognitive Resilience33. Rapid and Slow Effects of Corticosteroid Hormones on Hippocampal Activity34. 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases35. Stress, Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes36. Steroid Hydroxylases37. Manipulating the Brain Corticosteroid Receptor Balance: Focus on Ligands and Modulators38. Stress and the Central Circadian Clock39. Nongenomic Effects of Glucocorticoids: Translation From Physiology to Clinic Part III. Diurnal, Seasonal, and Ultradian Systems40. Circadian Rhythm Effects on Cardiovascular and Other Stress-Related Events41. Seasonal Variation in Stress Responses42. Seasonal Rhythms43. Ultradian Rhythms