Kindling in the amygdala and susceptibility to stress ulcers.
Kindling in the centromedial amygdala facilitated the subsequent development of restraint-induced stomach ulcers in rats. It was suggested that the neuronal hyperexcitability produced by the kindling procedure led to an increased susceptibility to gastric pathology in response to stress.
D000679:Amygdala / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D007696:Kindling, Neurologic; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*