Transforming growth factor-α induces sex-specific neurochemical imbalance in the stress- and memory-associated brain structures

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 807-813

  Koshibu, Kyoko ^a,b   Levitt, Pat ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Limbic system; Memory; Stress; TGF

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 33646706143     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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