Differential effects of corticosterone and dexamethasone on hippocampal neurogenesis in vitro

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 484-490

  Yu, In Tag ^a   Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Lee, Yong Sung ^a   Son, Hyeon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Dentate gyrus; Dexamethasone; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; Rat

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN PROTEIN; BROXURIDINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; RATS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 1842426600     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.03.071     Document Type: Article

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