Corticosterone effects on BDNF mRNA expression in the rat hippocampus during Morris water maze training

Stress

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-183

  Schaaf, M J M ^a   Sibug, R M ^a   Duurland, R ^a   Fluttert, M F ^a   Oitzl, M S ^a   De Kloet, E R ^a   Vreugdenhil, E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Glucocorticoids; Learning; Mineralocorticoids; Neurotrophin stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DENSITOMETRY; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0033375969     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253899909001121     Document Type: Article

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