Publisher's Synopsis
Deriving from the Seventh Symposium on Catecholamines and other Neurotransmitters in Stress, Smolenice Castle, Slovakia, this book presents research into stress, focusing on catecholamines and other neurotransmitter molecules. Topics covered include: central influences on the stress response; peripheral influences on the stress response; molecular regulation during stress; neural-endocrine-immune interactions; stress during development and aging; stress hormone receptors; and clinical aspects of stress.