Biphasic modulation of hippocampal plasticity by behavioral stress and basolateral amygdala stimulation in the rat

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 10530-10535

  Akirav, Irit ^a   Richter Levin, Gal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amygdalohippocampal interaction; Basolateral amygdala; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORANT NERVE TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033500896     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-23-10530.1999     Document Type: Article

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