Responses of the HPA axis after chronic variable stress: effects of novel and familiar stressors. Simpkiss J, Devine D. Comparative Study 2003; 24(1-2): 97-103 PubMed PMID: 12743542 Keywords: Acute Disease, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Animals, Chronic Disease, Corticosterone:blood, Electroshock, Environment, Food Deprivation:physiology, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:physiopathology, Male, Noise:adverse effects, Organ Size:physiology, R. Citation OBJECTIVES: We examined the role that novelty plays in determining interactions between chronic and acute stress, when both the chronic an..... Read abstract Full text PDF