Neuroendocrinology of Stress

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