Stress-induced sensitization of the limbic system in ovariectomized rats is partly restored by cyclic 17β-estradiol administration

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1747-1756

  Gerrits, Marjolein ^a   Bakker, Petra L ^a   Koch, Tineke ^a   Ter Horst, Gert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FosB; Affective disorders; c Fos; Mirtazapine; PVN

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; MIRTAZAPINE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ADRENAL GLAND; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARIECTOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THYMUS; UTERUS WEIGHT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MIANSERIN; OVARIECTOMY; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS;

EID: 33645452245     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04701.x     Document Type: Article

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