Decreased dendritic spine density on prefrontal cortical and hippocampal pyramidal neurons in postweaning social isolation rats

Brain Research

Volumn 983, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 128-136

  Silva Gómez, Adriana B ^a   Rojas, Darío ^a   Juárez, Ismael ^a   Flores, Gonzalo ^a  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Early social isolation; Golgi Cox stain; Hippocampus; Locomotor activity; Medial prefrontal cortex; Neurodevelopmental; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; EVALUATION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTOXICATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WEANING;

EID: 0042625002     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03042-7     Document Type: Article

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