Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurogenesis in oestradiol neuroprotection of the hippocampus of hypertensive rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1082-1092

  Pietranera, L ^a,b   Lima, A ^a   Roig, P ^a   De Nicola, A F ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

17 oestradiol; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Deoxycorticosterone hypertension; Doublecortin; Spontaneously hypertensive rats

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DOUBLECORTIN; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURITE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 77956748720     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02058.x     Document Type: Article

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