Neurogenesis within the adult hippocampus under physiological conditions and in depression

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 552-559

  Dokter, Martin ^a   von Bohlen und Halbach, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Dentate gyrus; Depression; Environment; Hippocampus; Learning

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BROXURIDINE; DOUBLECORTIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HISTONE H3; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

AGING; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXERCISE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; REVIEW;

EID: 84861216572     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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