Corticotropin-releasing factor enhances brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression to facilitate memory retention in rats

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-81

  Ma, Yun L ^a   Chen, Kai Y ^a   Wei, Chia L ^a   Lee, Eminy H Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Corticotropin releasing factor; Gene expression; Hippocampus; Inhibitory avoidance learning; MK801; Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; INJECTION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DENTATE GYRUS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION; INJECTIONS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033617820     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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