2004
Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress
YOUNG E, ALTEMUS M. Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1021: 124-133. PMID: 15251881, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1308.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStressful life eventsMajor depressionDepressed womenPostmenopausal depressed womenReproductive hormonal changesLife eventsNormal progesteronePremenopausal womenCommon etiologyOvarian hormonesOvarian steroidsHPA axisAdrenal axisNormal womenLow estradiolFirst episodeDepressed menHormonal changesBaseline cortisolEstradiolInhibitory feedbackPubertyYoung adulthoodWomenDepression
2001
Variable foraging demand rearing: sustained elevations in cisternal cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in adult primates
Coplan J, Smith E, Altemus M, Scharf B, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Gorman J, Rosenblum L. Variable foraging demand rearing: sustained elevations in cisternal cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in adult primates. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 200-204. PMID: 11513819, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01175-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrationsCorticotropin-releasing factor concentrationsFactor concentrationsCSF CRFAdult primatesYoung adult primatesYoung adulthoodCisternal CSF samplesCSF samplesCRF functionControl groupCRF valuesSignificant positive correlationAd libitumPresent studyJuvenile primatesPositive correlationAdulthoodPrimatesCRFElevation