Loss of hippocampal neuronal nitric oxide synthase contributes to the stress-related deficit in learning and memory

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 261-274

  Palumbo, María Laura ^a   Fosser, Nicolás Sebastián ^b   Rios, Hugo ^b   Zubilete, María Aurelia Zorrilla ^a   Guelman, Laura Ruth ^a   Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia ^a   Genaro, Ana María ^a  

^a Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chronic mild stress; Hippocampus; Learning; Memory; Nitric oxide synthase; Protein kinase C; Recactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C GAMMA; PROTEIN KINASE C ZETA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN PROTECTION; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; PROTEIN KINASE C-EPSILON; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 34250194666     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04528.x     Document Type: Article

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