Running reduces stress and enhances cell genesis in aged mice

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2279-2286

  Kannangara, Timal S ^a,b   Lucero, Melanie J ^c   Gil Mohapel, Joana ^a   Drapala, Robert J ^b   Simpson, Jessica M ^a   Christie, Brian R ^a,b   Van Praag, Henriette ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Aging; Exercise; Hippocampus; Social environment; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SITTING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORTICOSTERONE; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROGENESIS; RUNNING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 80053636810     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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