Leverpress escape/avoidance training increases neurotrophin levels in rat brain

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-34

  Albeck, David S ^a   Beck, Kevin D ^b,c   Kung, Ling Hsuan ^a   Sano, Kazuhiro ^a   Brennan, Francis X ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS STRIATUM; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CORPUS STRIATUM; ESCAPE REACTION; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33645284393     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02734186     Document Type: Article

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