Environmental enrichment selectively increases 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression and binding in the rat hippocampus

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 285-290

  Rasmuson, Sigbritt ^a   Olsson, Tommy ^a   Henriksson, Bengt G ^b   Kelly, Paul A T ^c   Holmes, Megan C ^c   Seckl, Jonathan R ^c   Mohammed, Abdul H ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT1A receptor; Environmental enrichment; Hippocampus; In situ hybridization; Neuronal plasticity

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEOCORTEX; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; RNA, MESSENGER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRITIUM; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031930221     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00317-3     Document Type: Article

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