On the role of glueocorticoid receptors in brain plasticity

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-258

  Fuxe, Kjell ^a   Diaz, Rochellys ^a   Cintra, Antonio ^a   Bhatnagar, Maheep ^a   Tinner, Barbro ^a   Gustafsson, Jan Åke ^b   Õgren, Sven Ove ^a   Agnati, Luigi F ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Aging; Astroglia; Brain; Development; Dopamine; Glucocorticoid receptors; Neurons; Neurotrophic factors

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIPID METABOLISM; MACROGLIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029903206     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02088179     Document Type: Article

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