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Serotonin, Imipramine Binding, Cortisol and Anxiety in Humans Under Stress

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Neuroregulation of Autonomic, Endocrine and Immune Systems

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Although noradrenergic and serotonergic neurotransmitter systems have been implicated in stress among animals and humans [1,4] specific biological indicators of human stress have produced inconsistent results [3].

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46223, USA

    D. Davis, P. Shea, S. Dunlop, H. Brittain & H. Hendre

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    Robert C. A. Frederickson Ph.D. (Senior Director) (Senior Director)

  2. Central Nervous System Research Searle Research and Development, G. D. Searle & Co., Skokie, Illinois, USA

    Robert C. A. Frederickson Ph.D. (Senior Director) (Senior Director)

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 46223

    Hugh C. Hendrie M. B. Ch.B. (Chairman and Albert E. Sterne Professor of Psychiatry) (Chairman and Albert E. Sterne Professor of Psychiatry)

  4. Section of Applied and Theoretical Neurobiology The Institute of Psychiatric Research and Departments of Psychiatry and Biochemistry, Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 46223

    Joseph N. Hingtgen Ph.D. (Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology) (Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology)

  5. Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology & Psgchiatry Program in Medical Neurobiologg, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 46223

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Davis, D., Shea, P., Dunlop, S., Brittain, H., Hendre, H. (1986). Serotonin, Imipramine Binding, Cortisol and Anxiety in Humans Under Stress. In: Frederickson, R.C.A., Hendrie, H.C., Hingtgen, J.N., Aprison, M.H. (eds) Neuroregulation of Autonomic, Endocrine and Immune Systems. Topics in the Neurosciences, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2315-0_37

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