Photoperiod alters fear responses and basolateral amygdala neuronal spine density in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-350

  Walton, James C ^a   Haim, Achikam ^a   Spieldenner, James M ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory fear conditioning; BLA; Predator avoidance; PTSD; Spine density

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEAR; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CORTICOSTERONE; DENDRITIC SPINES; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; MALE; NEURONS; PEROMYSCUS; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 84862295241     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.05.033     Document Type: Article

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