Stereological brain volume changes in post-weaned socially isolated rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1345, Issue , 2010, Pages 233-239

  Fabricius, Katrine ^a,b,c   Helboe, Lone ^b   Steiniger Brach, Björn ^b   Fink Jensen, Anders ^a   Pakkenberg, Bente ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lister Hooded rats; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia disease model; Social isolation; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOLOGY; WEANING; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77955515445     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.05.040     Document Type: Article

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