Effects of neonatal flutamide treatment on hippocampal neurogenesis and synaptogenesis correlate with depression-like behaviors in preadolescent male rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 544-554

  Zhang, J M ^a   Tonelli, L ^a   Regenold, W T ^a   McCarthy, M M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Androgen; Depression; Flutamide; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BROXURIDINE; FLUTAMIDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; DEPRESSION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANXIETY; DENTATE GYRUS; DEPRESSION; DNA REPLICATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FLUTAMIDE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUCROSE; SWIMMING; SYNAPSES;

EID: 77953809307     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.03.029     Document Type: Article

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