Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) overexpression in the forebrain results in learning and memory impairments

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-368

  Cunha, Carla ^a,b   Angelucci, Andrea ^c   D'Antoni, Angela ^a,d   Dobrossy, Mate D ^e   Dunnett, Stephen B ^e   Berardi, Nicoletta ^c,f   Brambilla, Riccardo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDNF; Passive avoidance; Short term memory; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TRANSGENE; WILD TYPE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSENCEPHALON;

EID: 60849118637     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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