Differential regulation of neurotrophins and serotonergic function in mice with genetically reduced glucocorticoid receptor expression

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 307-316

  Schulte Herbrüggen, Olaf ^a   Hellweg, Rainer ^a   Chourbaji, Sabine ^b   Ridder, Stephanie ^b   Brandwein, Christiane ^b   Gass, Peter ^b   Hörtnagl, Heide ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

BDNF; Depression; Glucocorticoid receptor; Glucocorticoids; NGF; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SEROTONIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847356392     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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