Melatonin's stimulatory effect on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice persists after ovariectomy

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-360

  Crupi, Rosalia ^a   Mazzon, Emanuela ^b   Marino, Angela ^c   La Spada, Giuseppina ^c   Bramanti, Placido ^b   Spina, Edoardo ^a,b   Cuzzocrea, Salvatore ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

melatonin; mice; neurogenesis; ovariectomy; spine density

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; DENTATE GYRUS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; ESTROGENS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MELATONIN; MICE; NEUROGENESIS; OVARIECTOMY;

EID: 80053215337     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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