Entorhinal cortex lesioning protects hippocampal CA3 neurons from stress-induced damage

Brain Research

Volumn 770, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 302-306

  Sunanda, ^a   Meti, B L ^a   Raju, T R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic restraint stress; Dendritic atrophy; Entorhinal cortex; Hippocampus

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; DENDRITES; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SILVER STAINING; STRESS;

EID: 0030777772     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00888-3     Document Type: Article

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