Intracranial self-stimulation induces expression of learning and memory-related genes in rat amygdala

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-77

  Kadar, E ^a   Aldavert Vera, L ^b   Huguet, G ^a   Costa Miserachs, D ^b   Morgado Bernal, I ^b   Segura Torres, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amygdala; ICSS; Immunohistochemistry; Protein folding; Real time PCR; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY REGULATED CYTOSKELETON ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHAPERONE; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; ICER PROTEIN; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN DNAJB1; PROTEIN FKPB5; PROTEIN RET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL SELF STIMULATION; LATERAL AMYGDALA; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWO WAY ACTIVE AVOIDANCE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SELF STIMULATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

RATTUS;

EID: 78751685187     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2010.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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