Voluntary exercise induces adult hippocampal neurogenesis and BDNF expression in a rodent model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1799-1811

  Boehme, Fanny ^a   Gil Mohapel, Joana ^a   Cox, Adrian ^a   Patten, Anna ^a   Giles, Erica ^a   Brocardo, Patricia S ^a   Christie, Brian R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Fetal alcohol sprectrum disorders; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Hippocampus; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROGENESIS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 79955962015     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07676.x     Document Type: Article

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