Adrenocortical responsiveness to infusions of physiological doses of ACTH is not altered in posttraumatic stress disorder

Adrenocortical responsiveness to infusions of physiological doses of ACTH is not altered in posttraumatic stress disorder

Early studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reported that abnormal function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system was associated with the disorder. However, subsequent studies attempting to identify a specific aspect of HPA dysfunction that characterizes PTSD have been...

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Main Authors: Allen D Radant, Dorcas J Dobie, Elaine R Peskind, M. Michele Murburg, Eric C Petrie, Evan D Kanter, Murray A Raskind, Charles W Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
ACTH
cortisol
human
PTSD
HPA axis
adrenal responsiveness
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.08.040.2009/full

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