Regulation of adult neurogenesis by behavior and age in the accessory olfactory bulb

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 274-285

  Nunez Parra, Alexia ^a   Pugh, Victoria ^a   Araneda, Ricardo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aging; Granule cell; Proliferation; Social odors; Stress; Vomeronasal system

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL DEATH; CELL LABELING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROGENESIS; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; PHEROMONES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMELL;

MUS;

EID: 79960194635     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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