Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Roles of Glucocorticoids in the Pathophysiology of Major Depression
Andiara E. Freitas, Fernanda N. Kaufmann, Manuella P. Kaster and Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues (Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil)
Chapter 2. Alterations of the Brain Serotonergic System Induced by Dysfunctions of the Adrenal Gland
Carmen Frias-Dominguez, René Drucker Colín and Stefan Mihailescu (Departmento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Fisiología Celular Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico DF, Mexico)
Chapter 3. Wild Animal Studies on Glucocorticoids and How They Can Inform Biomedical Research
Ryan J. Seddon and Diana K. Hews (Department of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA)
Chapter 4. Regulation of Corticosterone Secretion in Rodents
Dóra Zelena (Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary)
Index