Thyroid hormone-induced plasticity in the adult rat brain

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-557

  Calza L ^a,b   Aloe, L ^c   Giardino, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Pathophysiology Ctr for the Nerv   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Institute of Otolaryngol II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult brain; Aging; Cholinergic system; NGF; Rat; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTIRELIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

AGING; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030667639     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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