Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in amygdala-dependent learning

Neuroscientist

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-333

  Rattiner, Lisa M ^a   Davis, Michael ^a   Ressler, Kerry J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; BDNF; Fear conditioning; Lentivirus; TrkB

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; K 252A; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 22844449978     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858404272255     Document Type: Review

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