Early maternal separation followed by later stressors leads to dysregulation of the HPA-axis and increases in hippocampal NGF and NT-3 levels in a rat model

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 181-188

  Faure, Jacqueline ^a   Uys, Joachim D K ^a   Marais, Lelanie ^a   Stein, Dan J ^b   Daniels, Willie M U ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BDNF; Early adversity; HPA axis; Maternal separation; Neurotrophins; NGF; NT 3

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34250831728     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-006-9013-6     Document Type: Article

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