Neuropeptides and Stress - Proceedings of the First Hans Selye Symposium, Held in Montreal in October 1986 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)

"Neuropeptides and Stress" presents a comprehensive survey by leading pioneers in the field of the knowledge and concepts implicating neuropeptides in the regulations of responses to stress. Topics covered include: recent advances on the regulation and modulation of the behavioral, endocrine, autonomic, gastrointestinal, immune and analgesic responses to stress by neuropeptides. Neuroanatomical and biological data are considered. Special emphasis is given to corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and opioid peptides.