Brain-derived neurotrophic factor produces antidepressant effects in behavioral models of depression

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3251-3261

  Shirayama, Yukihiko ^a   Chen, Andrew C H ^a   Nakagawa, Shin ^a   Russell, David S ^a   Duman, Ronald S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentate gyrus; Forced swim test; Hippocampus; Learned helplessness; MAP kinase; Nerve growth factor; Neurotrophin 3

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; DEPRESSION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HELPLESSNESS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0037092425     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-08-03251.2002     Document Type: Article

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